Basilica of Maxentius
Maker
(artist)
1722-1820
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
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).
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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