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View of the Colosseum with the Basilica dei Santi Giovanni e Paolo al Celio, Rome: PD.16-2020

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

View of the Colosseum with the Basilica dei Santi Giovanni e Paolo al Celio, Rome

Maker(s)

Challe, Charles Michel-Ange

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: Lucien Goldschmidt, New York; Emile Wolf, New York; thence by descent to John Vaughan Hart. Ex-Sotheby's New York, sale ending 28 April 2018 (lot 20)

Legal notes

Bequeathed by John Vaughan Hart, 2020

Measurements and weight

Height: 327 mm
Width: 454 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (2020) by Hart, John Vaughan

Dating

18th Century
Production date: AD 1749

Materials used in production

White chalk
Black chalk
Ink

Components of the work

Support composed of blue paper

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Black chalk with traces of white heightening on blue paper with pen and ink framing lines

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: MA Challe 1749
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Pen and ink
  • Type: Signature and date

Related exhibitions

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.16-2020
Primary reference Number: 241910
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Thursday 13 August 2020 Updated: Wednesday 10 August 2022 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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