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Two Roman Soldiers Amid Ruins

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
1696-1770

Two Roman Soldiers Amid Ruins

9 5/8 x 6 1/8 inches (244 x 156 mm)
Pen and brown ink and wash, over black chalk, on paper.
IV, 1

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: double circle with letters "3BG" inside, surmounted by crown with letters below, possibly BERGAMO. Watermark, transmitted infrared, double circle, crown, letters, 3BG. 142808wm_IV_1_WM_transmIR.tiff
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed at lower right, in pen and brown ink, "Gianbatista Tiepolo Venez.o [o in superscript above period]"; stamped on mount above, in brown ink, "33"; below, "GIOVANNI BATTISTA TIEPOLO."
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, 1, repr.
Classification
Century Drawings
School
Department