The crossing of St. Peter's, with the illuminated Cross
Maker
Attributed to
Louis-Jean Desprez (artist)
1743-1804
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1700-1799
Louis-Jean Desprez (artist)
1743-1804
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1700-1799
Title
The crossing of St. Peter's, with the illuminated Cross
Date of Production
1700 - 1799
Medium
pen and brown ink, brown wash, white bodycolour on brown-prepared laid paper, hinged at the left edge to a historic mount
Dimensions
Height: 39.4 cm
Width: 25.5 cm
Width: 25.5 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.4428
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
Paul Prouté (Paris); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: lower centre: two lines of text, illegible.
Inscription: Mount (historic) Recto: lower left corner, graphite: "4428"; lower centre, graphite: "Laa [?]"; lower right, graphite: "#5"; lower right corner, graphite: "1/2/ny Open / 400 //".
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Mount (historic) Recto: lower left corner, graphite: "4428"; lower centre, graphite: "Laa [?]"; lower right, graphite: "#5"; lower right corner, graphite: "1/2/ny Open / 400 //".
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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