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Two Figures on Clouds with a Peacock and Wheel

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
1696-1770

Two Figures on Clouds with a Peacock and Wheel

9 1/16 x 7 1/2 inches (230 x 191 mm)
Pen and brown-red ink and wash, over black chalk, on paper.
IV, 129c

Purchased by Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) in 1909.

Notes
One of a series of 108 drawings by Giambattista Tiepolo from an album bearing the title, "TIEPOLO DESSINS ORIGINAUX", inscribed by Edward Cheney, "E.C. Venice 1852 May 31 / bought from the Conte Corniani Algarotti".
Watermark: PA over trefoil, fragment. Watermark (countermark), transmitted infrared, PA over trefoil. 254663wm_IV_129c_CM_transmitted.tiff
Associated names
Algarotti, Francesco, conte, 1712-1764, former owner.
Algarotti, Bonomo, 1706-1776, former owner.
Algarotti-Corniani, Maria, former owner.
Corniani, Bernardino, conte, former owner.
Cheney, Edward, 1803-1884, former owner.
Cure, Alfred Capel, former owner.
Murray, Charles Fairfax, 1849-1919, former owner.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
Morgan, J. P. (John Pierpont), 1867-1943, former owner.
Classification
Century Drawings
School
Department