Design for the dome of Greenwich Hospital
Maker
(artist)
1661-1736
Formerly attributed to
(Artists)
1632-1723
1661-1736
Formerly attributed to
(Artists)
1632-1723
Title
Design for the dome of Greenwich Hospital
Date of Production
1700
Medium
graphite, pen and brown ink, grey wash on laid paper, now laid down on Japanese tissue, executed using a ruler, with three worn horizontal creases across the centre of the sheet from previous folding
Dimensions
Height: 45.1 cm
Width: 36.1 cm
Width: 36.1 cm
Accession Number
D.1961.XX.2.3
Mode of Acquisition
Geoffrey F. Webb, gift, 1960
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Location
Not currently on display
Keywords
Provenance
John Edmund Gardner (1819-1899); by descent to his son; purchased from him en bloc by Major Sir Edward Coates (1853-1921), 1910; his estate sale, Sotheby's (London), 1-5 May 1924, probably lot 2232 (18 items); purchased there by B.T. Batsford (London) (£5.5 for all 18); purchased there by Professor Geoffrey Webb (1898-1970), circa 1927-28; Webb Gift 1960 Provenance detailed by Kerry Downes in the file for D.1961.XX.2.1.
Exhibition History
Architectural Drawings from the Witt Collection, University of Nottingham, 01/05/1972-01/06/1972
Architectural Drawings from the Witt Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 01/07/1961-01/10/1961
Architectural Drawings from the Witt Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 01/07/1961-01/10/1961
Literature
Architectural Drawings from the Witt Collection, Courtauld Gallery, London, 1961
cat. no. 15
Downes, Kerry, Hawksmoor, 1959
cat. no. 15
Downes, Kerry, Hawksmoor, 1959
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: lower centre: Strasburg lily over "4" over monogram "WR" (no countermark to help identify).
Inscription: none.
Collector's mark: none.
Inscription: none.
Collector's mark: none.
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