Cross Section of the Salon of the Palazzo Spinola, Genoa

1777

Louis-Jean Desprez, after Charles de Wailly

Associated Names
Louis-Jean Desprez

Artist, French, 1743 - 1804

Charles de Wailly

Artist After, French, 1729 - 1798

This is a drawing of an ornately decorated architectural interior. The room features a central archway flanked by two doors, adorned with carvings and relief sculptures. The central arch leads into a vestibule area showcasing a statue on a plinth. The ceiling is adorned with frescoes, and the space contains sculptures, floral motifs, columns with elaborate capitals, decorative vases, and a chandelier.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper [proof]

  • Credit Line

    Ruth and Jacob Kainen Memorial Acquisition Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 34.5 × 45.5 cm (13 9/16 × 17 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 43 × 56.5 cm (16 15/16 × 22 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2022.196.2

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Wollin 1933, no. 1 [proof]

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Galerie Martinez D, Paris); purchased 2022 by National Gallery of Art.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1933

  • Wollin, Nils, Graveurs Originales de Desprez ou Executees d'Apres Ses Dessins, Paris, 1933: no. 1

Inscriptions

lower center in graphite: Géométral du Salon Spinola avec la répétition des glaces / Exécuté à Genes d'après les dessins du S. De Wailly, achitecte ancien controleur des bâtiments du Roy / de ces académies Royales d'architecture, peinture, sculpture, et de l'Institut de Bologne

Markings

none

Watermarks

eagle with two crowned heads.

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