The Temples at Paestum
Christoph Heinrich Kniep (Hildesheim 1755 - Naples 1825)
Category
Art / Drawings and watercolours
Date
1787 - 1788
Materials
Sepia wash on paper
Measurements
515 x 725 mm
Place of origin
Paestum (Italy)
Order this imageCollection
Blickling Hall, Norfolk
NT 355500.4
Summary
Sepia wash drawing on paper, The Temples at Paestum, by Christoph Heinrich Kniep (Hildensheim 1755 – Naples 1825), inscribed on rocks at lower left: 'V/ Pestum and signed under frame: C. Kniep, Napoli [1788]. Three classical temples in flat landscape, figures left foreground. 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), artist