Attributed to Pietro Longhi

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Attributed to Pietro Longhi
1702-1785
Study of a Man Playing the Violin
Red, black and white chalk, on light brown laid paper.
7 7/16 x 7 1/16 inches (188 x 180 mm)
Gift of Janos Scholz.
1984.58

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Watermark: Fleur-de-lis above letter "L".

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Gianfrancesco Malipiero, Venice; Cassini, Venice; Janos Scholz, New York (see Lugt S. 2933b).
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Malipiero, Gian Francesco, 1882-1973, former owner.
Scholz, János, 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. 359.

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