Grand Caprice in Alexander Park, Tsarskoye Selo, Russia
Landscape with obelisk and pavilion
Maker
Attributed to
Giacomo Quarenghi
1744-1817
formerly attributed to
(artist)
1700-1799
Giacomo Quarenghi
1744-1817
formerly attributed to
(artist)
1700-1799
Title
Grand Caprice in Alexander Park, Tsarskoye Selo, Russia
Landscape with obelisk and pavilion
Landscape with obelisk and pavilion
Date of Production
1700 - 1799
Medium
graphite, pen and grey ink, grey and brown wash on laid paper, with grey ink framing lines
Dimensions
Height: 20.1 cm
Width: 30.6 cm
Width: 30.6 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.808
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
Walter T. Spencer, London (bookseller/dealer, 1863-1936); purchased from him by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952
Inscriptions
Inscription: Recto: lower centre, brown ink: “Arrivee a Carshoie Seto et une des Colonnes milliaires, qui porte un Quadrant / Solaire”.
Collector's mark: Recto: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Collector's mark: Recto: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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