A Palatial Garden with Circular Terraces

c. 1810

Alessandro Sanquirico

Associated Names
Alessandro Sanquirico

Artist, Italian, 1780 - 1849

The image depicts a garden setting with tall trees framing the scene. Beyond the trees, there are staircases, pedestals, and columns. The horizon is obscured by foliage and architectural features. The artwork shows precise, linear brushstrokes with washes of ink creating texture and volume. The color palette is monochromatic with shades of gray. The brushwork captures details of the elements in the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

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

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall: 19.3 x 25.5 cm (7 5/8 x 10 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1994.9.1

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. 75.

Bibliography

1989

  • Fuhring, Peter. Design into Art, Drawings for Architecture and Ornament: The Lodewijk Houthakker Collection. 2 vols. London, 1989: no. 948 (as A Garden Containing a Fountain).

Inscriptions

lower right in pen and black ink: Sanquirico

Wikidata ID

Q64534034

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