Gaetano Gandolfi
1734-1802
Mercury and the Decapitated Argus
8 5/8 x 5 3/4 inches (219 x 146 mm)
Pen and brown ink, with light brown wash, over black chalk, on paper; framing line in black chalk.
1992.113
Gift of Janos Scholz.
Notes
Watermark: none.
Inscriptions/Markings
Numbered at upper right, in pen and black-gray ink, "97".
Associated names
Piancastelli, Giovanni, 1845-1926, former owner.
Brandegee, Edward, former owner.
Brandegee, Mary, former owner.
Scholz, János, former owner.
Brandegee, Edward, former owner.
Brandegee, Mary, former owner.
Scholz, János, former owner.
Bibliography
Neumeyer, Alfred, and Janos Scholz. Drawings from Bologna 1520-1800. Oakland : Mills College Art Gallery, 1957, no. 66.
Classification
Century Drawings
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