Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1720-1778
Front and Profile Views of a Lion Claw Pedestal and Shallow Urn
6 7/8 x 8 9/16 inches (174 x 217 mm)
Black chalk on paper, darkened to light brown.
1966.11:39
Bequest of Junius S. Morgan and gift of Henry S. Morgan.
Inscriptions/Markings
Numbered at lower center, in graphite, "39".
Watermark: Fleur-de-lis inside double circle, centered on chain line, circle is uneven. Same watermark on 1966.11:33.
Watermark: Fleur-de-lis inside double circle, centered on chain line, circle is uneven. Same watermark on 1966.11:33.
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.
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. 39, repr.
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