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Giulio Romano
1499-1546
Ewer with a Handle and Rim Formed by a Merman Clasping Two Dolphins
Pen and brown ink and wash, over black chalk or graphite, on paper.
11 1/16 x 5 1/2 inches (280 x 140 mm)
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) in 1909.
IV, 16h
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Watermark: none.

Provenance: 
Charles Fairfax Murray (1849-1919), London and Florence; from whom purchased through Galerie Alexandre Imbert, Rome, in 1909 by Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913), New York (no mark; see Lugt 1509); his son, J. P. Morgan, Jr. (1867-1943), New York.
Associated names: 

Murray, Charles Fairfax, 1849-1919, former owner.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.

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Romano, Giulio
School: 
Italian
Century: 
16th century
Classification: 
Drawing
Department: 
Drawings and Prints