Plan and elevation of a small house
Maker
(artist)
1675-1699
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
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
Keywords
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.
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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