Attributed to Francesco Piranesi
1756-1810
Putti with Helmet and Trophies. Verso: Sketch
ca. 1770-1790
5 11/16 x 7 7/16 inches (144 x 189 mm)
Pen and brown ink and wash, over black chalk, on paper; framing lines in pen and brown ink; verso: black chalk.
1966.11:133
Bequest of Junius S. Morgan and gift of Henry S. Morgan.
Notes
Although long attributed to Giovanni Battista Piranesi, this is almost certainly instead by his son Francesco.
Inscriptions/Markings
Numbered at lower right, in graphite, "38".
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. 133, repr.
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