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Cassana, Abate Giovanni Agostino

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Cassana, Abate Giovanni Agostino
ca. 1658-1720
Shepherd with Flock
Pen and brown ink, brown and blue wash, with black and blue chalk, opaque blue and white watercolor, over red chalk, on blue laid paper.
10 1/8 x 15 inches (257 x 381 mm)
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) in 1909.
IV, 152a
Notes: 

Formerly attributed to Francesco Giuseppe Casanova.

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: 

Casanova, Francesco Giuseppe, approximately 1732-1803, Formerly attributed to.
Murray, Charles Fairfax, 1849-1919, former owner.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.

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Cassana, Abate Giovanni Agostino
School: 
Italian
Century: 
17th century
Classification: 
Drawing
Department: 
Drawings and Prints