View of Paris - capriccio
Maker
(artist)
1763-1843
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1721-1780
1763-1843
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1721-1780
Title
View of Paris - capriccio
Date of Production
1700 - 1799
Medium
black chalk, pen and brown ink, grey wash, graphite, on laid paper, with brown ink framing lines, laid down
Dimensions
Height: 18.9 cm
Width: 29.9 cm
Width: 29.9 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.940
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); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, n.d. (£3.5); Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
Old Masters from the Witt Collection, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 01/01/1943-01/05/1943
Literature
?, English diaries & journals, ?
Illus. p. 25
Illus. p. 25
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: Backing sheet, upper centre: two crescent moons above “MEZZANA” (similar though not a match to Heawood 874 and 875 – both Venice 1783).
Inscription: Verso (backing sheet): lower centre edge, graphite, Witt number: “940”.
Collector's mark: Verso (backing sheet): lower right corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Verso (backing sheet): lower centre edge, graphite, Witt number: “940”.
Collector's mark: Verso (backing sheet): lower right corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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