Carlo Galli Bibiena

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Carlo Galli Bibiena
1721-1787
Palace with Courtyard and Fountain
1753-1758
Pen and brown ink, with gray wash, over graphite, on paper.
7 1/4 x 11 9/16 inches (184 x 293 mm)
Gift of Mrs. Donald M. Oenslager, 1982.
1982.75:98
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On same mat as 1982.75:99.

Inscription: 

Inscribed on verso at upper left, in pen and brown ink, "No. 13".

Provenance: 
Giovanni Piancastelli, Rome (no mark; see Lugt S. 2078a); Edward and Mary Brandegee, Boston (no mark, see Lugt S. 1860c); Janos Scholz, New York (no mark; see Lugt S. 2933b); acquired in 1951 by Donald M. Oenslager, New York.
Associated names: 

Piancastelli, Giovanni, 1845-1926, former owner.
Brandegee, Edward, former owner.
Brandegee, Mary, former owner.
Scholz, János, former owner.
Oenslager, Donald, 1902-1975, former owner.

Bibliography: 

Scholz, Janos, with an introduction by A. Hyatt Mayor. Baroque and Romantic Stage Design. New York : E.P. Dutton, 1962, no. 43, repr.

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