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Plan and elevation of a small house

Maker

(artist)
1675-1699

Title

Plan and elevation of a small house

Date of Production

1689 - 1699

Medium

graphite, pen and brown ink, grey and black wash on laid paper, executed using a ruler, laid down on a page from an album

Dimensions

Height: 39.3 cm
Width: 24.3 cm

Accession Number

D.1984.AB.136

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

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Provenance

from an album compiled and partly drawn by Pier Leone Ghezzi, Rome (1674-1755), probably mid-18th century (several sheets in the Blunt collection belonged to this album); probably Christie’s (London), 1939-41; Dr Alfred Scharf, London (1900-1965); purchased from him by Professor Anthony Blunt, London (1907-1983), 1941; Blunt Bequest via the Art Fund 1984

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermarks: centre: circle containing a horse in profile, above is the letter "P" (matches Heawood 2797 but without the additional letters below the circle - Naples 1751-52). Support (album page): centre: circle containing fleur-de-lis above a "B" or "8" (no match in Heawood or Piccard).

Inscription: Recto: within drawing, on cornices above door, brown ink: "M / CB //" and "N / 89 //"; upper right corner, brown ink: "71". Support (album page), Recto: lower left edge, graphite, erased, Blunt number: "D.1984.AB.136"; right lower edge, graphite, erased: "£3.10 / Lot No 3 //"; lower right corner, graphite: "35.". Support (album page), Verso: upper left corner, graphite, Blunt's hand and inv. no.: "136".

Collector's mark: none.

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