Design for illusionistic ceiling decoration
Maker
Nicholas Thomas Dall (artist)
1748-1776
1748-1776
Title
Design for illusionistic ceiling decoration
Date of Production
(or 1761?) 1764
Medium
traces of graphite, pen and grey-brown ink, brown wash and watercolour on laid paper, framed in black ink lines and brown wash; executed using a ruler and compass (examined under microscope)
Dimensions
Height: 21.8 cm
Width: 44.8 cm
Width: 44.8 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.3947
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
Provenance
James Falcke (London, dealer active 1910-1951); purchased there by Colnaghi (London), 26 August 1947; gifted to Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, September 1947; Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
Drawings from the Witt Collection, University of Southampton, 16/02/1970-04/03/1970
Architectural Drawings from the Witt Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 01/07/1961-01/10/1961
Architectural Drawings from the Witt Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 01/07/1961-01/10/1961
Literature
Architectural Drawings from the Witt Collection, Courtauld Gallery, London, 1961
cat. no. 7
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 16
Croft-Murray, Edward, John Devoto: a Baroque scene painter, London 1953
p. 8
cat. no. 7
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 16
Croft-Murray, Edward, John Devoto: a Baroque scene painter, London 1953
p. 8
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: centre: "VI".
Inscription: Recto: lower left, brown ink, signed and dated, accompanied by a scale: "N:J: Dall 1764" [could be 1761]. Verso: lower right, graphite, Colnaghi number: "A. 14702".
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: lower left, brown ink, signed and dated, accompanied by a scale: "N:J: Dall 1764" [could be 1761]. Verso: lower right, graphite, Colnaghi number: "A. 14702".
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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