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Stage design with the court of a castle

Maker

Italy (Venice) late 18th century (artist)
1775-1799

Title

Stage design with the court of a castle

Date of Production

1775 - 1799

Medium

graphite, pen and brown ink, blue-grey wash on laid paper, with brown ink framing lines

Dimensions

Height: 25.5 cm
Width: 31.2 cm

Accession Number

D.1984.AB.105

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

Professor Anthony Blunt (1907-1983); Blunt Bequest via the Art Fund 1984

Exhibition History

Scenes and Stages - Creating Architectural Illusion, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 26/06/2008-27/07/2008

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: centre: a shield with indistinct lettering (Peter Bower thinks it was probably made in Amalfi, mid- to late-18th century, visit June 2017).

Collector's mark: none.

Inscription: Verso: upper left corner, graphite, acc. no., first numbers crossed out: "39/5 Blunt 105 / 105 //"; lower left, graphite: "?? galliani"; lower right, blue ballpoint; "1436B"; lower left edge, graphite, Blunt number: "D.1984.AB.105".

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