Lot Essay
The very fluid pen-work and wash are typical of Canuti's drawings such as those in Besançon or Budapest, S. Stagni, Domenico Maria Canuti, Faenza, 1988, figs. 42, 55.
Details
Domenico Maria Canuti (1620-1684)
Cupid mastering Pan
black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash
4¾ x 7¼in. (121 x 184mm.)
Cupid mastering Pan
black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash
4¾ x 7¼in. (121 x 184mm.)
Provenance
J. Richardson Sen. (?); his mount and inscription 'Canuti Sc. di Albano' on a separate piece of paper laid down on the verso of the mount.