Shipwreck of Saint Paul (design for the decoration of the dome of Saint Paul's, London)
Maker
(artist)
1675-1734
1675-1734
Title
Shipwreck of Saint Paul (design for the decoration of the dome of Saint Paul's, London)
Date of Production
(circa) 1715 - 1721
Medium
black chalk, grey wash on laid paper
Dimensions
Height: 18.6 cm
Width: 14.1 cm
Width: 14.1 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.88
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
Spencer (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
English Baroque sketches: the painter interior in the age of Thornhill, Marble Hill House, Twickenham, 01/05/1974-07/07/1974
Literature
English Baroque sketches: the painter interior in the age of Thornhill, Marble Hill House, Twickenham, 1974
cat. no. 37
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 50
cat. no. 37
Blunt, Anthony, Hand-list of the drawings in the Witt Collection, London, 1956
p. 50
Inscriptions
Inscription: Verso: lower left corner, graphite: 4.
Collector's mark: Verso: lower right corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Watermark: none.
Collector's mark: Verso: lower right corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Watermark: none.
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