
Numbered on old mount at upper right, in red chalk, "231"; inscribed at lower right, in pen and brown ink, "Raffaele Mens. 28"; variously inscribed and numbered on verso.
Ryskamp, Charles, ed. Nineteenth Report to the Fellows of the Pierpont Morgan Library, 1978-1980. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1981, p. 194-195.
Watermark: none visible through lining.
Here Ghezzi portrayed himself in fanciful costume, holding a caricature of himself wearing a cape. This humorous work is a self-portrait within a self-portrait, showing the whimsy of the artist, who is best known for his caricatures of Romans as well as notable visitors to the city. Ghezzi's two depictions of himself seem to stand facing one another, one pointing his finger at the other as if in conversation. -- Exhibition Label, from "Life Lines: Portrait Drawings from Dürer to Picasso."
Poggi, Guglielmo, former owner.
Isaacs, John, former owner.
Calmann, Hans M., 1899-1982, former owner.
Daniels, Davis, former owner.