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A battle scene
Details
ANTONIO TEMPESTA (FLORENCE 1555-1630 ROME)
A battle scene
inscribed ‘Anto.Tempesta’
black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash, fragmentary watermark star in a circle
6 1⁄4 x 8 in. (15.9 x 22 cm)
A battle scene
inscribed ‘Anto.Tempesta’
black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash, fragmentary watermark star in a circle
6 1⁄4 x 8 in. (15.9 x 22 cm)
Provenance
Sir Charles Greville (1763-1832), England (L. 549); by descent to
George Guy, Earl of Warwick (1818-1893), Warwick (L. 2600).
The Karen Dean Bunting Trust, Kansas City; Sotheby’s, New York, 20 January 1982, lot 42.
The Collection of Khalil Rizk, New York.
George Guy, Earl of Warwick (1818-1893), Warwick (L. 2600).
The Karen Dean Bunting Trust, Kansas City; Sotheby’s, New York, 20 January 1982, lot 42.
The Collection of Khalil Rizk, New York.
Engraved
This composition of horsemen in battle can be compared to similar drawings at the Morgan Library and Museum in New York (inv. 1993.98), and in the British Museum (inv. 1946,0713.535; see N. Turner, Florentine drawings of the Sixteenth Century, London, 1987, no. 55, ill.).
Brought to you by
Elizabeth Seigel
Vice President, Specialist, Head of Private and Iconic Collections