Design for a commemorative arch dedicated by Joseph Bonaparte (King of Spain) to his brother Napoleon
Maker
France early 19th century (artist)
1800-1825
1800-1825
Title
Design for a commemorative arch dedicated by Joseph Bonaparte (King of Spain) to his brother Napoleon
Date of Production
1808 - 1813
Medium
graphite, pen and brown ink, grey wash on laid paper, with thick brown ink framing lines, executed using a ruler and compass
Dimensions
Height: 41 cm
Width: 35 cm
Width: 35 cm
Accession Number
D.1984.AB.119
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
commemorations
Provenance
Professor Anthony Blunt (1907-1983), by February 1964 [when exhibited at The Courtauld]; Blunt Bequest via the Art Fund 1984
Exhibition History
The Sir Anthony Blunt Collection, Courtauld Institute Galleries, London, 1964 (February)
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: centre: three crescent moons decreasing in size (see similar in Heawood 863-879, all Italian 18th century, but ours has very deformed line on central crescent).
Inscription: Recto: within the drawing, on plaque at upper centre, brown ink, artist’s hand: “NAPOLEONI. IMP. AVGVSTO. / VICTORIA. COMITE.REDUCI. / GRATULANS. HISPANORUM.REX / IOSEPH. NAPOLEON. FRATER. / DDVIT.” Verso: upper left corner, red chalk: “110”.
Collector's mark: none.
Inscription: Recto: within the drawing, on plaque at upper centre, brown ink, artist’s hand: “NAPOLEONI. IMP. AVGVSTO. / VICTORIA. COMITE.REDUCI. / GRATULANS. HISPANORUM.REX / IOSEPH. NAPOLEON. FRATER. / DDVIT.” Verso: upper left corner, red chalk: “110”.
Collector's mark: none.
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