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Veronese
1528-1588
Sheet of Studies: Bacchus and Apollo with Other Figures
1557
Pen and brown ink and wash, on paper.
6 7/8 x 6 1/8 inches (174 x 155 mm)
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) in 1909.
I, 90
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Watermark: none.
Inscription:
Inscribed at lower left, in pen and brown ink, by the artist, "stanno(?)"; at left, near lower edge, in pen and brown ink, "88"; on verso, visible through lining, [illegible inscription]; on verso of mount, in graphite, "Verona / Paolo Caliari / called / Veronese / 1530 - 1588".
Provenance:
Sir Joshua Reynolds, London (1723-1792; Lugt 2364); Charles Fairfax Murray (1849-1919), London and Florence; from whom purchased through Galerie Alexandre Imbert, Rome, in 1909 by Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913), New York (no mark; see Lugt 1509); his son, J. P. Morgan, Jr. (1867-1943), New York.
Associated names:
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723-1792, former owner.
Murray, Charles Fairfax, 1849-1919, former owner.
Morgan, John Pierpont, 1837-1913, former owner.
Bibliography:
Collection J. Pierpont Morgan : Drawings by the Old Masters Formed by C. Fairfax Murray. London : Privately printed, 1905-1912, I, 90.
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