A Stage Set with a Statue and a Palace

1730s (?)

Daniel Marot the Younger

Associated Names
Daniel Marot the Younger

Artist, Dutch, 1695 - 1769

The image shows a castle with a circular tower, a statue positioned on a pedestal on a path leading to the castle entrance. Tall trees flank the path, forming a natural archway. The castle walls have fortified turrets and an ornate gateway with intricate stonework and carvings. In the background, there are more trees and faint outlines of hills. The scene is in a monochromatic sepia tone, emphasizing depth and detail with subtle shading variations.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and black ink with gray wash on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Joseph F. McCrindle Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 33 x 49.5 cm (13 x 19 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2009.70.25

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Joseph F. McCrindle [1923-2008], New York; Joseph F. McCrindle Foundation, 2008; gift to NGA, 2009.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2012

  • The McCrindle Gift: A Distinguished Collection of Drawings and Watercolors. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2012, 76-77, no. 27 (entry by Margaret Doyle).

Inscriptions

by later hand, upper right verso in graphite: 53 (circled); by later hand, center right verso in graphite: Eight [Not Deciphered] / sold on [Not Deciphered]; by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: [Not Deciphered]; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: 67 (underlined)

Wikidata ID

Q64540752

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