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Sheet of figure studies (study for the ceiling of the Greenwich Hospital)

Maker

(artist)
1675-1734

Title

Sheet of figure studies (study for the ceiling of the Greenwich Hospital)

Dimensions

Height: 36.8 cm
Width: 23.6 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.779

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

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Provenance

probably Mrs. Esdaile; acquired from her by B.T. Batsford (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), before November 1926 (along with several others by Thornhill, 12 now in the collection); Witt Bequest 1952 This Witt card was renumbered from 2225, which is one of the series of 12 drawings listed above all by Thornhill and all purchased from Batsford, so I suspect this drawing was as well.

Exhibition History

Architectural Drawings from the Witt Collection, University of Nottingham, 01/05/1972-01/06/1972

An exhibition of paintings and drawings by Sir James Thornhill, Guildhall Art Gallery, London, 04/06/1958-10/07/1958

Old Masters from the Witt Collection, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 01/01/1943-01/05/1943

Literature

Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 50

Inscriptions

Inscription: 51- / 59 / 59 / 60 / 61 / 62 / 63 / 64 / 65 / 66 / 67 / 68 / 69 / 70 / 71 / 72 / 73 / 74 / 75 / 76 / 77 / 78 / 78 //

Inscription: Francesco abbe a Court n fig 1 & Landsk:-

Inscription: Sir James Thornhill - Studies for The Grwich Ceiling

Collector's mark: collector's mark of Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b)

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