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Gaetano Gandolfi

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Gaetano Gandolfi
1734-1802
Mother Nursing a Child
Black chalk on paper.
16 7/8 x 11 15/16 inches (429 x 304 mm)
Gift of Janos Scholz.
1993.416
Inscription: 

Inscribed on verso, in black chalk, "G. Gandolfi f. Apprille 1796"; in pen and gray ink, "[H] 21".
Watermark: Anchor in a circle with six-pointed star above and letters "GL" below.

Provenance: 
Giovanni Piancastelli, Rome (no mark; see Lugt S. 2078a); Edward and Mary Brandegee, Boston (no mark; see Lugt S. 1860c); Janos Scholz, New York (no mark; see Lugt S. 2933b).
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Piancastelli, Giovanni, 1845-1926, former owner.
Brandegee, Edward, former owner.
Brandegee, Mary, former owner.
Scholz, János, former owner.

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Gandolfi, Gaetano
School: 
Italian
Century: 
18th century
Classification: 
Drawing
Department: 
Drawings and Prints