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Giulio Quaglio

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Giulio Quaglio
1764-1801
Prison Courtyard. Verso: two sketches for vaulted interiors
ca. 1770
Pen and gray and brown ink, with gray and blue wash, over graphite, on paper; framing line in gray ink; verso: graphite.
13 15/16 x 14 15/16 inches (354 x 380 mm)
Gift of Mrs. Donald M. Oenslager, 1982.
1982.75:516
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According to Oenslager, the ink details are probably by Josef Platzer, which may indicate that this drawing was once in his collection.

Provenance: 
Michael Mayr, Eisenstadt and Vienna (Lugt S. 1804a); by descent to Marianne Fajt, Eisenstadt (see Lugt S. 1804a); János Scholz, New York (no mark; see Lugt S. 2933b); acquired in 1951 by Donald M. Oenslager, New York.
Associated names: 

Platzer, Josef, 1751-1806.
Mayr, Michael, 1796-1870, former owner.
Fájt, Marianne, d. ca. 1955, former owner.
Scholz, János, former owner.
Oenslager, Donald, 1902-1975, former owner.

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Quaglio, Giulio
School: 
Italian
Century: 
18th century
Classification: 
Drawing
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Drawings and Prints