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An Old Bearded Man, Supported by a Youth Beneath Holding a Tablet; A Male figure at the Back; A Fourth Figure Reclines to the Left, his Hand a the Back of His Head

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
1696-1770

An Old Bearded Man, Supported by a Youth Beneath Holding a Tablet; A Male figure at the Back; A Fourth Figure Reclines to the Left, his Hand a the Back of His Head

9 1/16 x 8 7/8 inches (230 x 225 mm)
Pen and brown ink and wash, on paper.
IV, 132

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: Countermark: Letter A or V. Watermark (Countermark), transmitted infrared, Letter A or V. 254732wm_IV_132_CM_transmIR.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.
Bibliography
Collection J. Pierpont Morgan : Drawings by the Old Masters Formed by C. Fairfax Murray. London : Privately printed, 1905-1912, IV, 132.
Classification
Century Drawings
School
Department