Giuseppe Borsato
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Giuseppe Borsato
1771-1849
Interior of a Necropolis with a Pyramidal Mausoleum
1799
Pen and black ink, with brown wash and green watercolor, on paper; ruled border in black ink.
12 1/4 x 16 1/2 inches (311 x 420 mm)
Gift of Mrs. Donald M. Oenslager, 1982.
1982.75:164
Inscription:
Inscribed in pen and black ink at lower right, below margin, "G. Borsato F. l'anno 1799"; numbered on verso in pencil at upper right, "No. 378"; below this, also in pencil, at left, "Borsato / 306 [within a square] Giuseppe Borsato (1771-1849) Ecole Venitienne / (1771-1849)".
Provenance:
Alexandre Benois; acquired in 1963 by Donald M. Oenslager.
Associated names:
Benois, Alexandre, 1870-1960, former owner.
Oenslager, Donald, 1902-1975, former owner.
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