For discussion of this drawing, which copies an altarpiece of ca. 1750 by Giambattista Pittoni, see William Barcham, "The Issue of Copies: Three Drawings by Giannantonio Guardi in New York," Artibus et Historiae 83/XLII (2021).
Watermark: graduated triple crescents.
Numbered on verso, in pen and black ink, "2548".
Platt, Dan Fellows, 1873-1938, former owner.
Scholz, János, former owner.
Ryskamp, Charles, ed. Eighteenth Report to the Fellows of the Pierpont Morgan Library, 1975-1977. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1978, p. 267.
Stampfle, Felice, and Jacob Bean. Drawings from New York collections. III: The eighteenth century in Italy. New York : Metropolitan Museum of Art : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1971, no. 167, repr. (includes previous bibliography and exhibitions).
Scholz, Janos. Italian Master Drawings, 1350-1800, from the János Scholz Collection, New York, 1976, no. 141, repr.