Saint Margaret of Cortona experiencing a vision of Christ

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Pietro Marchesini (Pistoia 1692-1757)
Saint Margaret of Cortona experiencing a vision of Christ
with inscription 'Pietro Marchesini n-1864 inventò e fece questo disegno che é il modello della tavola dell' altare in ogni Santi e lo messe alla Stampa. Dalla Casa dell'Illust/Smo Sigr Ridolfo Gianni Firenze The above is in M Sanford's handwriting and must have been written in c. 1832/5 From M Sanford's Portfolio of drawings 11. March 1968. (verso)
red chalk, lower margin extended
19 5/8 x 12½ in. (499 x 315 mm.)

Provenance

Ridolfo Gianni, Florence.
The Rev. John Sandford (1777-1855), to his daughter
Anna-Horatia-Caroline, wife of Frederick Methuen, later 2nd Lord Methuen (1818-1891), and by descent to
The 6th Lord Methuen, Corsham Court; Sotheby's, London, 3 July 1996, lot 22.

Engraved

In reverse by the artist (The Illustrated Bartsch, 47, 1).

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Lot Essay

Related to a painting in the church of the Ognissanti, Florence, painted by Marchesini shortly before 1728. This drawing was, however, probably made in preparation for the print of the same composition engraved by Marchesini in 1728. The print is dedicated to 'Sigre Ridolfo Gianni Gentiluomo di Camera de S:A: Elct:le ka Scrma: Principessa Anna di Toscana Elettrice Palatina'. Marchesini was a pupil of Gabbiani and worked mainly in Florence and Pistoia.

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