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Carlo Labruzzi
ca. 1765-1818
A Man Reclining amongst the Ruins of a Classical Building in Rome
Pen and brown ink, with brown wash, over black chalk, on paper.
4 11/16 x 6 1/4 inches (119 x 160 mm)
Purchased on the E.J. Rousuck Fund.
1982.86
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Watermark: none visible through lining.
Preparatory for pl. 2 of "Figure originali", dedicated to Sir Richard Colt Hoare (1758-1838).
Inscription:
Inscribed on plinth at right, in pen and brown ink, "FIGURE ORIGINALI / Carlo Labruzzi[i] / 1788".
Provenance:
Richard Colt Hoare, Baronet, Stourhead; his sale, London, Sotheby's, 16 November 1885, part of lot 333; Covent Garden Gallery, London.
Associated names:
Hoare, Richard Colt, former owner.
Bibliography:
Ryskamp, Charles, ed. Twentieth Report to the Fellows of the Pierpont Morgan Library, 1981-1983. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1984, p. 269.
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