Attributed to Sebastiano Ricci (Belluno 1659-1734 Venice)
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Attributed to Sebastiano Ricci (Belluno 1659-1734 Venice)

The Head of Pompey delivered to Caesar

Details
Attributed to Sebastiano Ricci (Belluno 1659-1734 Venice)
The Head of Pompey delivered to Caesar
oil on canvas
43 x 31½ in. (109.2 x 80 cm.)
Literature
P. Rosenberg, in the catalogue of the exhibition, Venise au XVIIIème siècle, Paris, Orangerie des Tuileries, 1971, p. 140, under no. 214.
J. Daniels, L'Opera completa di S. Ricci, Milan, 1976, p. 141, no. 606.
J. Daniels, Sebastiano Ricci, Sussex, 1976, pp. 304-5.
Exhibited
Paris, Orangerie des Tuileries, Venise au XVIIIe siècle, 21 September-29 November 1971, p. 140, no. 214, as Sebastiano Ricci.
Special notice
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Sale room notice
We are grateful to Burton Fredericksen for noting the following provenance:
Possibly Marchese Gherardini, Verona, from whom acquired by
A.L.C.H.T. Lespinasse de Langeac; sale, Paillet, Paris, 8 March 1808, lot 69, as Sebastiano Ricci (sold to Jalabert).

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