South side of Prince Arthur's chapel, Worcester Cathedral
Maker
James Ross (artist)
1745-1821
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
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
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 [?]".
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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