Design for a niche
Maker
Italy or France mid-18th century (artist)
1725-1775
1725-1775
Title
Design for a niche
Date of Production
1725 - 1775
Medium
graphite, pen and brown ink, grey and brown wash on laid paper, executed using a ruler and compass
Dimensions
Height: 36.6 cm
Width: 17.8 cm
Width: 17.8 cm
Accession Number
D.1984.AB.100
Mode of Acquisition
Anthony Blunt, Art Fund bequest & grant aid, 1984
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Location
Not currently on display
Keywords
Provenance
Wolfhart Bürgi, Berne (1901-1989), L.3400; given to Professor Anthony Blunt (1907-1983) on the occasion of his retirement from The Courtauld, 1974; Blunt Bequest via the Art Fund 1984
Inscriptions
Watermark: right centre, cut off at right edge: D & CHA[...] (no match in Heawood or Piccard, Peter Bower thinks it may be French, 18th century, probably made in Auvergne).
Collector's mark: Recto: lower left, stamped in purple ink: Wolfhart Bürgi (L.3400).
Inscription: Recto: lower centre edge, brown ink: a scale numbered 1 2 3. Verso: upper centre edge, graphite, erased: 6; upper right, graphite: 1; lower centre, graphite, erased: 349; lower centre, graphite: Carlo Bibienna / (Galli) / 150-22=158 P; lower right corner, graphite, erased and mostly illegible (no more legible under UV or IR): MGR [...]3 / C12.
Collector's mark: Recto: lower left, stamped in purple ink: Wolfhart Bürgi (L.3400).
Inscription: Recto: lower centre edge, brown ink: a scale numbered 1 2 3. Verso: upper centre edge, graphite, erased: 6; upper right, graphite: 1; lower centre, graphite, erased: 349; lower centre, graphite: Carlo Bibienna / (Galli) / 150-22=158 P; lower right corner, graphite, erased and mostly illegible (no more legible under UV or IR): MGR [...]3 / C12.
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