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Studio of Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
1696-1770
Figure of a Soldier Posing in Full Regalia
Black chalk on brown oiled paper.
12 1/2 x 8 3/16 inches (318 x 208 mm)
Gift of Janos Scholz.
1993.99
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A tracing of a costume design by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo.
Inscription on verso attributed by János Scholz to Réne de Cérenville (1875-1968).
Inscription:
Inscribed on verso, in pencil, "Calque de J.B. Tiepolo / RdC".
Watermark: Three circles in vertical stack, crowned, each with a symbol (cross, tool?, letter "I) inside.
Provenance:
Armand-François-Louis de Mestral de St. Saphorin, Switzerland; Dr. Ferdinand de Cérenville, Lausanne?; René de Cérenville, Lausanne; acquired in 1973 in Aubonne by Janos Scholz, New York (see Lugt S. 2933b).
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St.-Saphorin, Armand-François-Louis de Mestral de, 1738-1805, former owner.
Cérenville, Ferdinand de, former owner.
Cérenville, René de, former owner.
Scholz, János, former owner.
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