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Follower of Galli Bibiena, Giuseppe,
1695-1757
Entrance to a Palace with Colonnade and Figures
ca. 1750
14 1/2 x 21 1/8 inches (368 x 537 mm)
Pen and brown ink and gray wash, over graphite(?), on paper.
2025.107
Gift of Jules Fisher.
Notes
This sheet retains traces of an underdrawing that reveals the careful attention paid to an accurate projection of the perspective. Bibiena sets would not have included painted figures, so this drawing might record a live production (perhaps as a preparatory study for a commemorative engraving). Alternately, it could be an independent drawing exercise.
Inscriptions/Markings
Collector's Mark: EF (L. 3472) Edmond Fatio; inscription on verso: "AP23" "F59" "20".
Watermark: Lamb in a circle. Watermark, beta radiograph. Lamb in circle. 439893wm_2025_107_WM_beta.jpg
Watermark: Lamb in a circle. Watermark, beta radiograph. Lamb in circle. 439893wm_2025_107_WM_beta.jpg
Associated names
Fatio, Edmond, 1871-1959, former owner.
Gregory, K., former owner.
Appleton, William W., former owner.
Fisher, Jules, former owner.
Gregory, K., former owner.
Appleton, William W., former owner.
Fisher, Jules, former owner.
Bibliography
The Morgan Library & Museum, New York, NY, "Architecture, Theater, and Fantasy: Bibena Drawings from the Jules Fisher Collection", 2021. Exh. cat., no. 20, repr.
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Century Drawings
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