The Theatre at Taormina, Sicily
Christoph Heinrich Kniep (Hildesheim 1755 - Naples 1825)
Category
Art / Drawings and watercolours
Date
1788 (signed and dated) - 1788
Materials
Sepia wash on paper
Measurements
580 x 900 mm
Place of origin
Taormina
Order this imageCollection
Blickling Hall, Norfolk
NT 355500.5
Summary
Sepia wash drawing on paper, The Theatre at Taormina, Sicily by Christoph Heinrich Kniep (Hildensheim 1755 – Naples 1825), inscribed on stone lower right: C. Kniep 1788. A figure with dog amongst ruins. 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
References
Striehl 1998 Georg Striehl Der Zeichner Christoph Heinrich Kniep (1755 - 1825), 1988, Cat. no. 430