Attributed to Giocondo Albertolli Bedano 1742 - 1839 Milan

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Description

Giocondo Albertolli
studies of three antique heads
gouache on paper prepared dark grey

Provenance

Claudio Argentieri (L.486b);
Pier Giulio Breschi (L.2079b);
sale, London, Christie's, 7 July 1959, possibly part of lot 89

Catalogue Note

Albertolli studied in Parma, Rome and Naples before returning to Milan where he became one of the founders of the Accademia di Belle Arti. He was an influential teacher and published many prints of architectural ornament.