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Temple of Saturn

Maker

Attributed to
Etienne Parrocel (artist)
1696-1775

Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1705-1772

Title

Temple of Saturn

Date of Production

1700 - 1799

Medium

black and white chalk on brown laid paper, now laid down on Japanese tissue

Dimensions

Height: 40.1 cm
Width: 26.3 cm

Accession Number

D.1982.JW.28

Mode of Acquisition

John Witt, Art Fund bequest & grant aid, 1982

Credit

The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Copyright

Work in the public domain

Location

Not currently on display

Keywords





Provenance

possibly Sotheby's (London), 24 November 1954, lot 16 (one of 36 views of Rome and its surroundings); purchased there by Colnaghi (London); purchased there by Sir John Witt, London (1907-1982), 2 July 1956 (£8 for three of these views) or 3 September 1958 (£15 for another three views); John Witt Bequest via the Art Fund 1982

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: none.

Inscription: Verso (obscured by Japanese tissue): lower left, graphite: "848".

Collector's mark: none.

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