European Painting before 1900, Johnson Collection Achilles Besought by Priam for the Body of His Son Hector Made in England, Europec. 1776 Giovanni Battista Cipriani, Italian (active Florence and England), 1727 - 1785 Oil on canvas * Gallery 297, European Art 1500-1850, second floor 1972-250-4 Purchased with the John Howard McFadden, Jr., Fund, 1972 |
ProvenanceAnteroom of Lansdowne House, London, 1777; dismantled in the late 1920s; sale, Marquess of Lansdowne, Christie's, London, March 7, 1930, no. 38; purchased by Carpenter. Sale, Devee's, February 28, 1964 [as Angelica Kauffmann]; purchased by Crowther of Syon Lodge (dealer), London [2]. With M. & C. Sestieri, Rome by 1968 [1]; Heim Gallery, London, by 1972; sold to PMA, December 1972. 1. For the preceding provenance see Homan Potterton, "A Neo-Classical Decorative Scheme: G. B. Cipriani at Lansdowne House," Apollo, October 1972, p. 332-333. 2. Crowther of Syon Lodge were dealers in architectural antiques. The firm closed in 2002.* Works in the collection are moved off view for many different reasons. Although gallery locations on the website are updated regularly, there is no guarantee that this object will be on display on the day of your visit. |
