Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1720-1778
Two Sketches for Candelabra
ca. 1765-1775
8 3/8 x 1 11/16 inches (213 x 43 mm)
Pen and brown ink on paper.
1966.11:93
Bequest of Junius S. Morgan and gift of Henry S. Morgan.
Notes
On same mat as 1966.11:102; 104; 105.
Inscriptions/Markings
Numbered at lower right, in graphite, "80".
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. 93, repr.
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