Les Invalides
Maker
(artist)
1803-1874
1803-1874
Title
Les Invalides
Date of Production
1830 - 1835
Medium
graphite, watercolour and bodycolour, with scratching out, on wove paper
Dimensions
Height: 13 cm
Width: 22.8 cm
Width: 22.8 cm
Accession Number
D.2007.DS.5
Mode of Acquisition
Dorothy Scharf, bequest, 2007 (March)
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Location
Not currently on display
Keywords
Provenance
Norman Dakeyene Newall, Northumberland (1888-1952); his estate sale, Christie's (London), 13-14 December 1979, lot 6; Noortman & Brod, New York; Dorothy Scharf, London (1942-2004); Scharf Bequest 2007
Exhibition History
The Discovery of Paris. Watercolours by early 19th century
British Artists, The Wallace Collection, London, 10/06/2013-15/09/2013
British Artists, The Wallace Collection, London, 10/06/2013-15/09/2013
Literature
The Discovery of Paris. Watercolours by early 19th century
British Artists, The Wallace Collection, London, 2013
The Discovery of Paris: Watercolours by Early Nineteenth-Century British Artists, The Wallace Collection, 2013 London 2013
p. 94
no. 41 on p. 95
The Discovery of Paris: Watercolours by Early Nineteenth-Century British Artists, The Wallace Collection, 2013 London 2013
p. 94
no. 41 on p. 95
Inscriptions
Watermark: none.
Inscription: Verso: upper left, graphite: "Paris T S Boys".
Collector's mark: none.
Label: Removed from former backboard (see photo of label in situ in file), now in object file, printed in black ink: Noortman & Brod / 1020 Madison Avenue New York NY 10021 / THOMAS SHOTTER BOYS / 1803 - London - 1874 / Les Invalides, Paris, late afternoon. / Watercolour, heightened with white. / 5 1/8 x 9 inches.
Inscription: Verso: upper left, graphite: "Paris T S Boys".
Collector's mark: none.
Label: Removed from former backboard (see photo of label in situ in file), now in object file, printed in black ink: Noortman & Brod / 1020 Madison Avenue New York NY 10021 / THOMAS SHOTTER BOYS / 1803 - London - 1874 / Les Invalides, Paris, late afternoon. / Watercolour, heightened with white. / 5 1/8 x 9 inches.
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