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Giuseppe Galli Bibiena
1695-1757
Courtyard of a Palace, a Design for the Stage
ca. 1710-1720
Pen and brown ink, gray wash, and blue watercolor, over graphite, on paper.
12 1/8 x 8 1/4 inches (308 x 210 mm)
Promised gift of Jules Fisher.
L2019.137.8
Inscription:
"Onespre" (?) on verso.
Provenance:
I. O. Wessner, St. Gallen, Switzerland; Karl und Faber, Munich; P. & N. de Boer Foundation, Amsterdam; Christie's, London, 4 July 1995, lot 13; William H. Schab Gallery, New York; purchased from Mia Wiener, Norfolk, Connecticut, 20 May 1998; Jules Fisher collection (Fisher Number: JF-008).
Associated names:
Fisher, Jules, owner.
Bibliography:
The Morgan Library & Museum, New York, NY, "Architecture, Theater, and Fantasy: Bibena Drawings from the Jules Fisher Collection", 2021. Exh. cat., no. 11, repr.
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