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Marco Marcola
1740-1793
Scene from Ancient History: An Assasination
Brown wash, with white chalk, over black chalk, on light brown paper.
11 13/16 x 17 1/8 inches (300 x 435 mm)
Gift of Janos Scholz.
1993.150
Inscription: 

Inscribed on verso, in pen and brown ink, "Marco Marcola"; two small stamps in red ink on verso. Design consists of three parallel, horizontal bars approx. 2 inches wide.

Provenance: 
Acquired in Boston in 1942 by Janos Scholz, New York (no mark; see Lugt S. 2933b).
Associated names: 

Scholz, János, former owner.

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Artist page: 
Marcola, Marco
School: 
Italian
Century: 
18th century
Classification: 
Drawing
Department: 
Drawings and Prints