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Nine studies of architectural interiors and exteriors

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Italian School
18th century

Nine studies of architectural interiors and exteriors

7 1/2 x 7 15/16 inches (191 x 202 mm)
Brown ink on paper
1982.75:372.7

Gift of Mrs. Donald M. Oenslager, 1982.

Notes
One of a group of seven drawings purchased by Donald Oenslager in 1963 from the Colnaghi firm. James Byam Shaw offered Oenslager the group because they appeared to be stage designs, though they were taken from an album of architectural drawings with uncertain provenance. The album had an 18th-century Italian binding, but Shaw speculated that drawings were mounted to 19th-century paper, suggesting the album was assembled at a later date. The drawings vary in dimension and most consist of smaller studies pasted onto a larger sheet.
Nine architectural studies on one sheet.
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed in pen and brown ink: "Piazza Stradone, Belvedere, Palazzi, e Delizie Reali", "Sala Reale ed atrio del appartamento Reggio", "Sala (?) Reale", "Reali Cortili"; Inscribed on verso of the mount in graphite with Oenslager's inventory number: I-E-63*-5
Associated names
Oenslager, Donald, 1902-1975, former owner.
Classification
Century Drawings
School
Department