Piazza with an Equestrian Monument and a Palace
c. 1810
Artist, Italian, 1780 - 1849

Artwork overview
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Medium
pen and black ink with gray wash over graphite, squared in graphite for transfer, on laid paper
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall: 22.5 x 29.9 cm (8 7/8 x 11 3/4 in.)
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Accession
1994.9.2
Artwork history & notes
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
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).
Watermarks
Three crescents
Wikidata ID
Q64534033