Title
Interior of the Basilica of St Peters at Rome
1863
Artist
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Details
- Other Title
- Interior of St Peters Rome
- Date
- 1863
- Media category
- Painting
- Materials used
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 70.9 x 116.7 cm stretcher; 108.0 x 153.0 x 11.0 cm frame
- Signature & date
Signed and dated l.r., "David Roberts R.A. 1864"
- Credit
- Purchased 1890
- Location
- Not on display
- Accession number
- 1126
- Copyright
- Artist information
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David Roberts
Works in the collection
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Exhibition history
Shown in 1 exhibition
Scottish paintings from the collection, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 04 Nov 1981–06 Dec 1981
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Bibliography
Referenced in 5 publications
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James Ballantine, The Life of David Roberts RA, Edinburgh, 1866, 224.
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Renée Free, Art Gallery of New South Wales catalogue of British paintings, Sydney, 1987, 168 (illus.).
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Anne Kirker and Peter Tomory, British painting 1800–1990 in Australian and New Zealand public collections, Sydney, 1997, 152. cat.no. 1868
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Katherine Sim, David Roberts R.A., 1796-1864: A biography, London, 1984, 306, 311.
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Scottish paintings in the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 1981, (illus.). no catalogue numbers
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Provenance
James Caird, Scotland
Ernest Gambart, London/England, [dealer]
F.W. Cozens, pre 17 May 1890, Sold Christie's London, 17 May 1890, lot no. 128 as 'Interior of St Peters Rome' 27½ x 46½.
Messrs Vokins, 17 May 1890, London/England, Purchased by the AGNSW from Messrs Vokins 1890. Purchased by Messrs Voskin at Christie's London, 17 May 1890, lot no. 128 as 'Interior of St Peters Rome' 27½ x 46½.
