Architectural capriccio
Maker
(artist)
1700-1799
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1732-1806
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
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
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
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.
Inscription: Verso (backing card): lower right edge, graphite, Colnaghi number: "A 23446 LL".
Collector's mark: none.
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