A Design for Illuminations to Celebrate the Birthday of King George III

1763

Robert Adam

Artist, British, 1728 - 1792

Robert Adam(?), after Giovanni Battista Cipriani

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Acquired 1936 by J. Leslie Wright [1862-1954]; by descent to Mrs. Cecil Keith; (sale, Sotheby's, London, 27 April 1988, no. 416); John Davidson. Anonymous gift 1991 to NGA.

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Bibliography

1991

  • Art for the Nation: Gifts in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1991: p.102.

Inscriptions

by later hand, lower center verso in graphite: Rejoicing for the King's Birthday, 1762 / Drawing by Clariceau

Wikidata ID

Q64628791


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