Piazza with an Equestrian Monument and a Palace, c. 1810

Not on View

Medium

pen and black ink with gray wash over graphite, squared in graphite for transfer, on laid paper

Dimensions

overall: 22.5 x 29.9 cm (8 7/8 x 11 3/4 in.)

Credit Line

Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

Accession Number

1994.9.2

Artists / Makers

Alessandro Sanquirico (artist) Italian, 1780 - 1849

Image Use

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Provenance

J. Lawrence; (sale, Christie's, London, 26 June 1974, part of lot 65); Lodewijk Houthakker, Amsterdam (hand holding pen or brush, Lugt undescribed); (sale, Christie's, New York, 11 January 1994, no. 64); purchased 1994 by NGA.

Associated Names

Houthakker, Lodewijk
tan Bunzl, Yvonne, Ms.

Exhibition History

1976: De achtergrond belicht. Ontwepen voor het theater 1580-1800, 's-Hertogenbosch and Amsterdam, 1976, no. 74.

Bibliography

1989: Fuhring, Peter. Design into Art, Drawings for Architecture and Ornament: The Lodewijk Houthakker Collection. 2 vols. London, 1989: no. 947 (as Town Square with an Equestrian Statue).