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Giuseppe Marchesi

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Giuseppe Marchesi
1699-1771
Study for an Altarpiece: The Martyrdom of St. Sebastian
Brush and brown ink and wash, with white opaque watercolor, over black chalk, on paper.
12 1/16 x 8 7/8 inches (306 x 225 mm)
Gift of Janos Scholz.
1992.134
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Watermark: none.

Inscription: 

Inscribed on verso, in pen and brown ink, "Giuseppe Marchesi".

Provenance: 
Armand-Francois-Louis de Mestral de St. Saphorin, Switzerland; Reichlen Gallery, Lausanne, from whom purchased in 1957 by Janos Scholz (see Lugt S. 2933b).
Associated names: 

Saint-Saphorin, Armand-François-Louis de Mestral de, 1738-1805, former owner.
Scholz, János, former owner.

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Marchesi, Giuseppe
School: 
Italian
Century: 
18th century
Classification: 
Drawing
Department: 
Drawings and Prints