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Pietro Giovani Gaspari
ca. 1718-ca. 1785
Monumental Classical Court with Figures
Pen and brown ink, with gray and brown wash, over graphite, on paper; wide framing line in brown ink; three figure groups cut out from separate sheets pasted down.
9 13/16 x 14 15/16 inches (250 x 380 mm)
Gift of Mrs. Donald M. Oenslager, 1982.
1982.75:282
Notes:
W.R. Jeudwine attributes this drawing to Carlo Zucchi II.
There are two drawings (inv. nos. 4828, 4829) by the same hand in the Munich Theatre Museum.
Inscription:
Inscribed on verso, in pen and gray-brown ink, "Bibiena".
Provenance:
W.R. Jeudwine, London; acquired in 1962 by Donald M. Oenslager, New York.
Associated names:
Zucchi, Carlo, II, Possible attribution.
Jeudwine, Wynne, former owner.
Oenslager, Donald, 1902-1975, former owner.
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