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South side of Prince Arthur's chapel, Worcester Cathedral

Maker

James Ross (artist)
1745-1821

Title

South side of Prince Arthur's chapel, Worcester Cathedral

Date of Production

(circa) 1796

Medium

graphite, pen and grey ink, grey wash on laid paper

Dimensions

Height: 27.8 cm
Width: 35.7 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.4472

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

Thomas Pennant (1726-1798); by descent to his granddaughter, married to William Basil Percy Feilding, 7th Earl of Denbigh (1796-1865); by descent to Rudolph, Viscount Feilding (1885–1937); his sale, Christie’s (London), 4 July 1938; probably purchased there by Walker’s Galleries (London) [as they purchased D.2018.ST.3 and .4 at the same sale]; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952

Literature

Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 42

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: centre: Strasburg lily above "L V G" above a bell (not found in Churchill or Heawood).

Label: Separate paper, adhered to drawing's Verso: lower left, printed in black: "From the Thomas Pennant and / Earl of Denbigh collections.".

Collector's mark: none.

Inscription: Recto: lower right, graphite: arrow pointing upwards at signature; lower centre margin, grey ink, described: "South Side of Prince Arthur's Chapel in Worcester Cathedral. / Length 28 Feet"; lower right corner, graphite: "By J. Ross / #9". Verso: upper left corner, graphite, obscured by remnant of tape: "24g [?]".

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