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Print

1767 (made)
Artist/Maker
Jolli, Antonio (artist)
Place of origin
Italy (made)

Design for a chinoiserie back-cloth for a theatre production. Drawing in pencil, pen and wash, and some watercolour by Antonio Jolli. Inscribed 'Jolli inv.' and on the back of the mount in a contemporary hand 'for St. Jean Einbeck' and dated '6.6.67'. Inscribed in a later hand with a biographical note concerning the artist and with a collector's mark RS monogram.

Object details

Categories
Drawings
Theatre
Object type
Print
Materials and techniques
Drawing in pencil, pen and wash, and some watercolour
Pencil
Pen and Wash
Watercolour
Drawing
Brief description
Design for a chinoiserie back-cloth for a theatre production. Drawing in pencil, pen and wash, and some watercolour by Antonio Jolli. Inscribed 'Jolli inv.' and on the back of the mount in a contemporary hand 'for St. Jean Einbeck' and dated '6.6.67'. Inscribed in a later hand with a biographical note concerning the artist and with a collector's mark RS monogram.
Physical description
Design for a chinoiserie back-cloth for a theatre production. Drawing in pencil, pen and wash, and some watercolour by Antonio Jolli. Inscribed 'Jolli inv.' and on the back of the mount in a contemporary hand 'for St. Jean Einbeck' and dated '6.6.67'. Inscribed in a later hand with a biographical note concerning the artist and with a collector's mark RS monogram.
Dimensions
  • Length: 11.4cm
  • Height: 18.8cm
Taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1966 London: HMSO 1967
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Jolli inv.' (Inscribed)
  • 'for St. Jean Einbeck' (Inscribed on the back of the mount in a contemporary hand)
  • '6.6.67' (Dated)
  • (Inscribed in a later hand with a biographical note concerning the artist and with a collector's mark RS monogram)
Subject depicted
Theatre Design
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1966 London: HMSO, 1967
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.317-1966

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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