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GIOVANNI BATTISTA TIEPOLO | A standing man seen from behind, with a sword
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
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Description
- Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
- A standing man seen from behind, with a sword
- Pen and brown ink and wash over black chalk, all four corners cut;bears pen and brown ink inscription on the back of the mount: Tiepoletto, veneziano 1760 and also bears letters and numbering: 254 Fr 6=6a
- 166 by 100 mm
Provenance
Probably from the album Tomo terzo de caricature;
probably Count Bernardino Algarotti Corniani;
probably Breadalbane family;
Langton House, Dun, Berwickshire;
sale, Edinburgh, Dowells, 25 March 1925, lot 1004 (bought by J. Grant, bookseller, Edinburgh);
Arthur Kay, Edinburgh;
sale, London, Christie's, 9 April 1943;
Private Collection, Venice;
Private Collection, Florence
probably Count Bernardino Algarotti Corniani;
probably Breadalbane family;
Langton House, Dun, Berwickshire;
sale, Edinburgh, Dowells, 25 March 1925, lot 1004 (bought by J. Grant, bookseller, Edinburgh);
Arthur Kay, Edinburgh;
sale, London, Christie's, 9 April 1943;
Private Collection, Venice;
Private Collection, Florence
Condition
Attached at the four corners of the sheet. Overall in fairly good condition. Light staining at the edges where sheet has been glued and a few scattered brown stains. Pen and ink and wash remains strong.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
The present caricature and the one offered in lot 346 both depict men seen from behind, dressed in similar attire and with similarly styled wigs. These, like the caricature in lot 337, probably all come from the album entitled: Tomo terzo de caricature (see Provenance). This lot and lot 346 can, however, be compared with a group of caricatures from the Robert Lehman Collection, now housed at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, which also have their corners cut.1 1. J.Byam Shaw and George Knox, Italian Eighteenth-Century Drawings in the Robert Lehman Collection, Princeton 1987, nos. 99-111.