Design for the front of a coach
Drawing
mid 17th century (made)
mid 17th century (made)
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Design for the front of a coach
Object details
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| Title | Design for the front of a coach (published title) |
| Materials and techniques | Pen and ink and wash |
| Brief description | Drawing, Design for the front of a coach, artist unknown, Roman School, pen and ink and wash, mid 17th century |
| Physical description | Design for the front of a coach |
| Dimensions |
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| Production type | Unique |
| Object history | J. Talman (as shown by traces of gold borders and the mark inscribed on the back: cf. Lugt Supplement 2926a, and 2926b); it is not recorded how the Museum, in its early days, acquired the sheet |
| Production | Belongs to a series of three (see museum no. 116 & 118). |
| Bibliographic reference | Ward-Jackson, Peter, Italian Drawings. Volume II. 17th-18th century, London, 1979, cat. 862, p. 101
The following is the full text of the entry:
ROME: mid 17th century
Design for the front of a coach
Pen and ink and wash
6 ¼ x 8 3/8 (158 x 213)
PROVENANCE As in no. 861
The winged dragon is an <i>impresa</i> of the Boncompagni. The drawing belongs to a series of three (see nos. 861 and 863). It differs very little from 863.
Not illustrated |
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| Accession number | 117 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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