Pietro Gonzaga

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Pietro Gonzaga
1751-1831
Interior of Colossal Mausoleum
Pen and brown ink and wash, on laid paper; framing line in black chalk.
8 1/8 x 13 11/16 inches (206 x 348 mm)
Gift of Mrs. Donald M. Oenslager, 1982.
1982.75:291
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Watermark: Number "1" over letter "A". Watermark, beta radiograph. "A" "1"
This drawing was a gift on October 15, 1937 from Alexandre Popoff to Alexandre Benois, who had just acquired the entire Allegri collection of Gonzaga drawings.

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Inscribed within center arch, in red chalk, "ao"; numbered on verso, in graphite, "N13".

Provenance: 
Oreste Allegri; Alexandre Popoff; Alexandre Benois; acquired in 1963 by Donald M. Oenslager, New York.
Associated names: 

Allegri, Oreste, former owner.
Popoff, Alexandre, former owner.
Benois, Alexandre, 1870-1960, former owner.
Oenslager, Donald, 1902-1975, former owner.

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