Interior of a Lottery Office
Maker
(artist)
1700-1799
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1757-1815
1700-1799
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1757-1815
Title
Interior of a Lottery Office
Date of Production
1767
Medium
pen and grey and brown ink, grey wash and graphite on laid paper, with grey ink framing lines
Dimensions
Height: 28.3 cm
Width: 29.2 cm
Width: 29.2 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.3754
Mode of Acquisition
Robert Clermont Witt, bequest, 1952
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Location
Not currently on display
Keywords
lotteries
Provenance
Alexander Yakovleff; purchased from him by Colnaghi (London), 4 July 1945; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), 23 July 1945, for £15; Witt Bequest 1952
Literature
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 60
p. 60
Inscriptions
Inscription: Lottery / Office //
Inscription: Tempes [sic] Fugit
Inscription: Fortune Dispensing her favours to the speculativee [the last 'e' crossed through]
Inscription: J.G.
Inscription: Fork
Inscription: Drawn by Gilray.
Inscription: A 13134 TF/-/-
Inscription: I x VILLEDARY (variant of Heawood 1849 - London 1775).
Inscription: Tempes [sic] Fugit
Inscription: Fortune Dispensing her favours to the speculativee [the last 'e' crossed through]
Inscription: J.G.
Inscription: Fork
Inscription: Drawn by Gilray.
Inscription: A 13134 TF/-/-
Inscription: I x VILLEDARY (variant of Heawood 1849 - London 1775).
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