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Workshop of Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1720-1778
Design for Acanthus Leaf Ornament
ca. 1760-1765
Red chalk on paper.
7 5/16 x 11 15/16 inches (186 x 302 mm)
Bequest of Junius S. Morgan and gift of Henry S. Morgan.
1966.11:26
Notes:
Although long attributed to Piranesi, this drawing is more likely by the professional draftsman Nicolas François-Daniel Lhuillier, who was associated with Piranesi during his years in Rome.
On same mat as 1966.11:25.
Inscription:
Numbered at upper right, in graphite, "6".
Provenance:
Mrs. J. P. Morgan, New York; by descent to her sons Junius S. Morgan, Princeton and Paris (no mark, see Lugt 1536) and Henry S. Morgan, New York.
Associated names:
Morgan, Jane Norton, 1868-1925, former owner.
Morgan, Junius Spencer, 1892-1960, former owner.
Morgan, Henry S. (Henry Sturgis), 1900-1982, former owner.
Bibliography:
Stampfle, Felice. Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Drawings in the Pierpont Morgan Library. New York : Dover, 1978, no. 26, repr.
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