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Design for ceiling decoration

Maker

(artist)
active from 1737, died 1762 (Life dates)

Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1700-1799

Title

Design for ceiling decoration

Date of Production

1700 - 1799

Medium

black chalk, pen and grey ink, grey wash, watercolour and bodycolour with added gum arabic, gold and silver paint on laid paper, framed with grey ink lines and wash

Dimensions

Height: 33.5 cm
Width: 40.9 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.4414

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

anonymous sale, Sotheby's, 14 June 1950, lot 22 (as Italian School, 18th century, with three others); purchased there by Colnaghi (London) on behalf of Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952) (£6); 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

Literature

Architectural Drawings from the Witt Collection, Courtauld Gallery, London, 1961
cat. no. 3

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: centre: small Strasburg lily over monogram "WR".

Inscription: Recto: lower left corner, grey ink, signed?: “Vincenzo Rè Inv.or Dell.it”. Verso: upper right corner, graphite, cut off: “16[?]”; lower centre, graphite: "13619"; lower left, graphite: “MT”; lower left corner, graphite, Witt number: “4414”; lower right corner, graphite, cut off: “40[?]”.

Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).

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