Lot Essay
DR. MARY NEWCOME SCHLEIER KINDLY CONFIRMS THE ATTRIBUTION AND SUGGESTS THAT THE DRAWING MAY HAVE BEEN DONE EARLY IN THE ARTIST'S CAREER AS IT IS SIMILAR TO HIS DRAWINGS FOR SANTA MARTA
THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
GIOVANNI BATTISTA GAULLI, IL BACICCIO* (1639-1709)
Details
GIOVANNI BATTISTA GAULLI, IL BACICCIO* (1639-1709)
THE MARTYRDOM OF A ROYAL SAINT AT THE DOOR OF A CHURCH
BLACK CHALK, PEN AND BROWN INK, BROWN WASH HEIGHTENED WITH WHITE, ON LIGHT BROWN PAPER
10 3/8 X 7 7/8IN. (262 X 200MM.)
THE MARTYRDOM OF A ROYAL SAINT AT THE DOOR OF A CHURCH
BLACK CHALK, PEN AND BROWN INK, BROWN WASH HEIGHTENED WITH WHITE, ON LIGHT BROWN PAPER
10 3/8 X 7 7/8IN. (262 X 200MM.)
Provenance
C. FAIRFAX MURRAY, ACCORDING TO AN INSCRIPTION ON THE MOUNT
W. BATES (L. 2604)
W. BATES (L. 2604)