Temple of Minerva
Maker
(artist)
1748-1817
1748-1817
Title
Temple of Minerva
Medium
black chalk and watercolour on laid paper, laid down on a paper support
Dimensions
Height: 28.1 cm
Width: 42.2 cm
Width: 42.2 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.4238
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
Colnaghi (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
Drawings from the Witt Collection, University of Southampton, 16/02/1970-04/03/1970
Eighteenth-century Italy and the Grand Tour, Norwich Castle Museum, 23/05/1958-20/07/1958
Eighteenth-century Italy and the Grand Tour, Norwich Castle Museum, 23/05/1958-20/07/1958
Literature
Eighteenth-century Italy and the Grand Tour, Norwich Castle Museum, 1958
cat. no. 36
no. 36
cat. no. 36
no. 36
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermarks: centre: Strasburg lily (unable to see lettering beneath, possibly “VDL”. Support: Verso, right centre: circle containing a fleur-de-lis (5 cm high. Possibly a mark above the circle but unable to see clearly. Not usually a countermark to the Strasburg lily but is possibly contemporary with the drawing sheet).
Inscription: Temple of [...]
Inscription: Carlo Labruzzi
Collector's mark: collector's mark of Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b)
Inscription: Temple of [...]
Inscription: Carlo Labruzzi
Collector's mark: collector's mark of Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b)
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