drawing
- Museum number
- 2019,7015.527
- Description
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The crypt of a church seen through an archway with a staircase on the right.
Pencil
- Production date
- 1880-1900
- Dimensions
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Height: 227 millimetres
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Width: 289 millimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 2019
- Acquisition notes
- John Christian purchased the drawing from Abbott & Holder. He retained the invoice, No: 031697, dated 08.01.16 which provides the following information:
"8100858 Sir Edward Poynter P.R.A.
'Under the Church, Moltrasio (Lake Como), Pencil.
Inscribed
Prov: Volume of Poynter drawings collected by and belonging to the Baldwin Family."
Acquired by the British Museum in a card mount with Abbott & Holder's label on the back, which provides the following information:
" Sir Edward Poynter P.R.A. (1836-1919)
'Under the Church, Moltrasio (Lake Como)
Pencil. Inscribed.
Provenance: Volume of Poynter drawings collected by and belonging to the Baldwin family."
Annotated on the Mount: "Poynter" "Invoice J. Christian." 81008/58.
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 2019,7015.527