Interior of Saint Paul's, London
Maker
(artist)
1730-1791
1730-1791
Title
Interior of Saint Paul's, London
Date of Production
1764
Medium
red and black chalk with stumping on laid paper
Dimensions
Height: 35.5 cm
Width: 33.5 cm
Width: 33.5 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.4267
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
Galerie de Bayser (Paris); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
Architectural Drawings from the Witt Collection, University of Nottingham, 01/05/1972-01/06/1972
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
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
Literature
Architectural Drawings from the Witt Collection, Courtauld Gallery, London, 1961
cat. no. 36
cat. no. 36
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: Verso, centre: Strasburg lily above “GR”.
Inscription: Recto: lower left corner, brown ink, signed and dated by the artist: “Gr. Fc. Blondel. 1764”. Verso: upper left corner, graphite: “#8”; upper right, graphite: “1”; upper centre, graphite: “7”; lower centre and again below that, graphite, erased: “St. Paulo”; lower right, graphite, circled, erased: “470”; lower right, graphite, date of drawing: “1764”; lower left, graphite, erased, Witt number: “4247”, the “4” crossed out and “6” written above; lower right corner, graphite, unclear: “Ope ½ […]”.
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: lower left corner, brown ink, signed and dated by the artist: “Gr. Fc. Blondel. 1764”. Verso: upper left corner, graphite: “#8”; upper right, graphite: “1”; upper centre, graphite: “7”; lower centre and again below that, graphite, erased: “St. Paulo”; lower right, graphite, circled, erased: “470”; lower right, graphite, date of drawing: “1764”; lower left, graphite, erased, Witt number: “4247”, the “4” crossed out and “6” written above; lower right corner, graphite, unclear: “Ope ½ […]”.
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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