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Pier Francesco Mola
1612-1666
Caricature of a Man Defecating
Pen and brown ink on laid paper on decorative paper mount.
5 13/16 x 8 3/16 inches (146 x 207 mm)
Gift of Janos Scholz.
1988.75
Inscription:
Inscribed, upper right, in pen and brown ink, by the artist, "Odorare se e ugusti si le" ["Smell if you like it"]
Provenance:
Livio Odescalchi, Duke of Bracciano; Bolognese Caricature Album; Walter Hugelshofer, Zurich; Janos Scholz, New York (see Lugt S. 2933b).
Associated names:
Odescalchi, Livio, Don, Duke of Bracciano, 1652-1713, former owner.
Hugelshofer, Walter, 1899- former owner.
Scholz, János, former owner.
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