Classical ruins with figures
Maker
(artist)
1726-1796
1726-1796
Title
Classical ruins with figures
Date of Production
1740 - 1796
Medium
graphite, pen and brown ink, grey and brown wash on card, with black ink and wash borders
Dimensions
Height: 34.6 cm
Width: 26.8 cm
Width: 26.8 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.5
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
E. Parsons & Sons (London), cat. 38, 1921, lot 362; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b (32 shillings); Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
Neo-Classical Drawings, The Courtauld Gallery, London, November 1972-December 1972
Inscriptions
Watermark: none.
Inscription: Recto (within drawing), lower right, dark brown ink, signed by the artist: “Zucchi”; lower centre (outside drawn area), graphite: “signed”; lower right (outside drawn area), graphite: “Antonio Zucchi. (1726-1795) / married Angelica Kaufmann”. Verso: upper centre, graphite: “July 1829”.
Collector's mark: Verso: lower right corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto (within drawing), lower right, dark brown ink, signed by the artist: “Zucchi”; lower centre (outside drawn area), graphite: “signed”; lower right (outside drawn area), graphite: “Antonio Zucchi. (1726-1795) / married Angelica Kaufmann”. Verso: upper centre, graphite: “July 1829”.
Collector's mark: Verso: lower right corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Information on this object may be incomplete and will be updated as research progresses. We are particularly committed to addressing any discriminatory or offensive language and ideas that might be present in our records. To help improve this record, and to enquire about images of The Courtauld Gallery Collection, please email gallery.collectionsonline@courtauld.ac.uk. Find out more about using and licensing our images.
____________________________