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Basilica of Maxentius

Maker

(artist)
1722-1820

Title

Basilica of Maxentius

Date of Production

1700 - 1899

Medium

pen and grey ink, brown and grey wash, on laid paper, laid down on a historic support

Dimensions

Height: 16.8 cm
Width: 14.3 cm

Accession Number

D.1984.AB.121

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

Paul Sandby, London (1725-1809), L.2112; Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford, London and Strawberry Hill (1717-1797); by descent to George, Earl of Waldegrave; his sale, George Robins (Strawberry Hill), 25 April 1842 - 24 May 1842; Professor Anthony Blunt, London (1907-1983); Blunt Bequest via the Art Fund 1984

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: unable to check due to support.

Inscription: Recto: lower left edge, brown ink, signed by the artist? Cut off: “Clerisau”. Support (historic), Recto: lower left corner, graphite: “ecole Francaise”. Support (historic), Verso: upper centre, graphite: “Clerisseau”; centre, graphite: “Lot 21”; lower left, graphite: “Charles Louis Clerisseau / Died at Paris 1820 / Aged 99. / (Purchased at Strawberry Hill Sale 1842.) //”.

Collector's mark: Recto: lower right corner, stamped in black ink: Paul Sandby (L.2112).

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