Design for a coulisse, with trophies and a ceremonial carriage
Maker
(artist)
1700-1799
1700-1799
Title
Design for a coulisse, with trophies and a ceremonial carriage
Date of Production
1700 - 1750
Medium
graphite, pen and brown ink, brown wash on laid paper, with brown ink framing lines on three sides, executed using a ruler
Dimensions
Height: 36.4 cm
Width: 15.2 cm
Width: 15.2 cm
Accession Number
D.1984.AB.95
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
coulisses
ceremonial objects
Trophies (Architectural ornaments)
ceremonial objects
Trophies (Architectural ornaments)
Provenance
anonymous sale, Christie's (London), 23 November 1971, lot 317; purchased there by Eric Hebborn (1934-1996) on behalf of Professor Anthony Blunt (1907-1983); Blunt Bequest via the Art Fund 1984
Exhibition History
Scenes and Stages - Creating Architectural Illusion, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 26/06/2008-27/07/2008
Literature
Hazlitt, Gooden & Fox, London, 30 April - 31 May 1991, Drawings by the Bibiena Family and their followers, 1991
under lot 3
fig. 1 under lot 3
under lot 3
fig. 1 under lot 3
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: centre: circle containing indistinct marks - perhaps a fleur-de-lis.
Label: photocopy from back of old mount: "SK 73/92/ (14"
Inscription: Recto: lower left, brown ink, artist's hand, cut off at left edge: "[...]roffei Troffei / [...]ffei Troffei //". Marks on verso very small in brown ink, could be inscription but obscured by remnant of old adhesive. Also some circular marks, not found in Lugt. Verso: lower right, graphite, unclear: "guiseppe"; lower centre, graphite, incorrect or former Blunt number: "D.1984.AB.92".
Collector's mark: none.
Label: photocopy from back of old mount: "SK 73/92/ (14"
Inscription: Recto: lower left, brown ink, artist's hand, cut off at left edge: "[...]roffei Troffei / [...]ffei Troffei //". Marks on verso very small in brown ink, could be inscription but obscured by remnant of old adhesive. Also some circular marks, not found in Lugt. Verso: lower right, graphite, unclear: "guiseppe"; lower centre, graphite, incorrect or former Blunt number: "D.1984.AB.92".
Collector's mark: none.
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