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Four Antique Lamps with Decorative Motifs of a Charioteer, Eros as Hunter, Two Animals on a Vase, and Two Dolphins

Workshop of (?) Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1720-1778

Four Antique Lamps with Decorative Motifs of a Charioteer, Eros as Hunter, Two Animals on a Vase, and Two Dolphins

ca. 1760-1765
9 3/4 x 7 inches (248 x 178 mm)
Red chalk on paper, irregularly cut.
1966.11:30

Bequest of Junius S. Morgan and gift of Henry S. Morgan.

Notes
Lamps with Dolphin and Eros motifs appear in "Le antichit ̉romane," 1756, vol. II, pl. XIII.
Although traditionally given to Piranesi himself, this sheet is more likely by a member of his workshop.
Inscriptions/Markings
Watermark: Fleur-de-lis in circle, with letters "C C" above, fragment.
Numbered at upper right, in graphite, "15".
Associated names
Morgan, Jane Norton, 1868-1925, former owner.
Morgan, Junius Spencer, 1892-1960, former owner.
Morgan, Henry S. (Henry Sturgis), 1900-1982, former owner.
Bibliography
Stampfle, Felice. Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Drawings in the Pierpont Morgan Library. New York : Dover, 1978, no. 30, repr.
Classification
Century Drawings
School
Department