Design for sculpted altar in a church
Maker
(artist)
1700-1799
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1700-1799
1700-1799
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1700-1799
Title
Design for sculpted altar in a church
Date of Production
1700 - 1799
Medium
graphite, pen and grey ink, grey, yellow and black wash on laid paper, executed using a compass and ruler, hinged at the left edge to a support
Dimensions
Height: 35.7 cm
Width: 27.6 cm
Width: 27.6 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.3983
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
Emmanuel Alfred Beurdeley, Paris (1847-around 1919), L.421; Paul Prouté (Paris); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, n.d. (£1, as French School); 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. 32
cat. no. 32
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: upper centre edge: “C&IHONIG”; Countermark: lower centre edge, fragment: fleur-de-lis (not found in Heawood).
Collector's mark: Recto: lower right corner, stamped in black ink: Emmanuel Alfred Beurdeley (L.421). Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: lower right edge, graphite: “Ecole Allde 18me _ Project / d’auteil en bois sculpte //”. Verso: lower left corner, graphite: “1 fo”; lower centre edge, graphite: “files”. Support (historic), Recto: lower centre, graphite: “xn”; lower right corner, graphite, different hands: “#9”, “1.25-” and “Plain / Open //”.
Collector's mark: Recto: lower right corner, stamped in black ink: Emmanuel Alfred Beurdeley (L.421). Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: lower right edge, graphite: “Ecole Allde 18me _ Project / d’auteil en bois sculpte //”. Verso: lower left corner, graphite: “1 fo”; lower centre edge, graphite: “files”. Support (historic), Recto: lower centre, graphite: “xn”; lower right corner, graphite, different hands: “#9”, “1.25-” and “Plain / Open //”.
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