Ruined Colosseum or Amphitheatre
Christoph Heinrich Kniep (Hildesheim 1755 - Naples 1825)
Category
Art / Drawings and watercolours
Date
1788 (signed and dated) - 1788
Materials
Sepia wash on paper
Measurements
545 x 730 mm
Order this imageCollection
Blickling Hall, Norfolk
NT 355500.2
Summary
Pen and ink and sepia wash drawing on paper, Ruined Colosseum or Amphitheatre with Shepherd by Christoph Heinrich Kniep (Hildensheim 1755 – Naples 1825), signed bottom centre: C. Kniep del: Napoli, 1788. Large ruined building at lhs with man on horseback, six goats and three oxen. Giltwood frame, glazed, black and gilt mount.
Provenance
Bequeathed with the hall and contents by Philip, 11th Marquess of Lothian (1882-1940)
Makers and roles
Christoph Heinrich Kniep (Hildesheim 1755 - Naples 1825)