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Architectural capriccio

Maker

(artist)
1700-1799

Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1732-1806

Title

Architectural capriccio

Date of Production

1700 - 1799

Medium

pen and brown ink, brown wash, on laid paper, laid down on card

Dimensions

Height: 14 cm
Width: 20.8 cm

Accession Number

D.1959.WF.4679

Mode of Acquisition

Witt Fund, purchase, 1959

Credit

The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Copyright

Work in the public domain

Location

Not currently on display

Keywords



Provenance

Hendrikus Egbertus Ten Cate, Almelo (1868-1955); his estate sale, Sotheby’s (London), 25 February 1959, lot 32; purchased there by Colnaghi (London); purchased there by The Courtauld via the Witt Fund, 27 February 1959 (£80)

Exhibition History

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

Drawings from the Witt Collection, University of Southampton, 16/02/1970-04/03/1970

Newly Acquired Drawings for the Witt Collection, Courtauld Institute Galleries, London, 1965-1966 ...More

A Selection of Drawings from The Witt/Courtauld Collections, University of Sussex, Falmer, 1964

Master Drawings from the Witt and Courtauld Collections, Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester, 17/11/1962-22/12/1962

A selection of drawings from the Witt collection: French drawings c. 1600-c. 1800, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 1962

French Master Drawings, Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea, 1962

Architectural Drawings from the Witt Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 01/07/1961-01/10/1961

French Masters - Rococo to Romanticism, UCLA, Los Angeles, 1961 ...Less

Literature

Newly Acquired Drawings for the Witt Collection, Courtauld Institute Galleries, London, 1965-1966
cat. no. 49

Anthony Blunt and Philip Troutman, Master Drawings from the Witt and Courtauld Collections, 1962
cat. no. 59

Architectural Drawings from the Witt Collection, Courtauld Gallery, London, 1961
cat. no. 59

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: possibly Recto, lower right, but difficult to see due to backing card.

Inscription: Verso (backing card): lower right edge, graphite, Colnaghi number: "A 23446 LL".

Collector's mark: none.

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