Lot 117
  • 117

Giovanni Domenico Campiglia

Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Description

  • Giovanni Domenico Campiglia
  • A group of 8 caricature portraits and a design for a frontispiece
  • All black chalk, some within black chalk framing lines;
    all bear an old attribution on the mount, verso: Campiglia, / Delin: and various numberings

Provenance

All: Baron Milford, with his engraved coat of arms on the verso of one (L.2687);
6 of the group a gift of Armide Oppé and Aydua Scott-Elliott, Christmas 1942,
3 of the group a gift of Hans Calmann, 22 September 1943

Condition

Frontispiece 198 by 168 mm, Black chalk within black framing lines; bears old attribution and numbering to the mount, verso: Campiglia, / delin: / no.77. Sig. Bastiano Bianchi 173 by 146 mm, Black chalk bears old attribution and numbering to the mount, verso: Campiglia Delin: / No.73. and bears further inscription: Sig. Bastiano Bianchi, late Keeper of / Great Dukes Gallery Cardinal Tencin 214 by 145 mm, Black chalk, within black chalk oval framing line bears old attribution and numbering to the mount, verso: Campiglia, / Delin: / No. / 80 and bears further inscription: Cardinal Tencin Nobleman 95 mm diameter, Black chalk bears old attribution and numbering to the mount, verso: Campiglia, / delin: / No. / 81. Bruno Mangia Cani 225 by 184 (image size), Black chalk, within black ink framing lines; bears old attribution and numbering to the mount, verso: Ritratto di Bruno, detto Mangia Cani, Mesticatore della Galleria di medici, / disegnato dall Sig:re Campiglia. and numbered: No.78 Artist Seated: 203 by 342 mm, Black chalk, the corners rounded bears old attribution and numbering to the mount, verso: Campiglia, Delin: / No.63. Caricature of a courtier 137 by 141 mm, Black chalk inscribed and dated, lower right: del 3=8re: 1733 bears old attribution and numbering, verso: Campiglia / delin: / No.74 Caricature of an Abbé 169 by 118 mm, Black chalk bears old attribution and numbering to the mount, verso: Campiglia / delin: / No. / 88. Caricature of a Grand Duke of Tuscany 199 by 131 mm, Black chalk bears old attribution and numbering to the mount, verso: Campiglia, / Delin: / No.72. and bears further inscription: Great D. of Tuscany
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Catalogue Note

Frontispiece
198 by 168 mm, Black chalk within black framing lines;
bears old attribution and numbering to the mount, verso: Campiglia, / delin: / no.77.

Sig. Bastiano Bianchi
173 by 146 mm, Black chalk
bears old attribution and numbering to the mount, verso: Campiglia Delin: / No.73. and bears further inscription: Sig. Bastiano Bianchi, late Keeper of / Great Dukes Gallery

Cardinal Tencin
214 by 145 mm, Black chalk, within black chalk oval framing line
bears old attribution and numbering to the mount, verso: Campiglia, / Delin: / No. / 80 and bears further inscription: Cardinal Tencin

Nobleman
95 mm diameter, Black chalk
bears old attribution and numbering to the mount, verso: Campiglia, / delin: / No. / 81.

Bruno Mangia Cani
225 by 184 (image size), Black chalk, within black ink framing lines;
bears old attribution and numbering to the mount, verso: Ritratto di Bruno, detto Mangia Cani, Mesticatore della Galleria di medici, / disegnato dall Sig:re Campiglia. and numbered: No.78

Artist Seated:
203 by 342 mm, Black chalk, the corners rounded
bears old attribution and numbering to the mount, verso: Campiglia, Delin: / No.63.

Caricature of a courtier
137 by 141 mm, Black chalk
inscribed and dated, lower right: del 3=8re: 1733
bears old attribution and numbering, verso: Campiglia / delin: / No.74

Caricature of an Abbé
169 by 118 mm, Black chalk
bears old attribution and numbering to the mount, verso: Campiglia / delin: / No. / 88.

Caricature of a Grand Duke of Tuscany
199 by 131 mm, Black chalk
bears old attribution and numbering to the mount, verso: Campiglia, / Delin: / No.72. and bears further inscription: Great D. of Tuscany