Lot Essay
There is a drawing in the Lugt Collection, Paris, with a figure holding a similar position, seen from behind (J. Byam Shaw, The Italian drawings of the Frits Lugt collection, Paris, 1983, no. 187, pl. 211).
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Caricature of a gentleman seen from behind
Details
PIER LEONE GHEZZI (ROME 1674-1755)
Caricature of a gentleman seen from behind
black chalk, pen and brown ink, watermark Orfini arms below a cross
10 7/8 x 7 in. (27.5 x 18 cm.)
Caricature of a gentleman seen from behind
black chalk, pen and brown ink, watermark Orfini arms below a cross
10 7/8 x 7 in. (27.5 x 18 cm.)
Provenance
Carlo Prayer (1826-1900), Milan (L. 2044).
Maria Bernasconi, acquired in 1977 (handwritten inscription on verso);
Juan & Felix Bernasconi; sold Christie's, London, 8 December 1987, lot 49.
Maria Bernasconi, acquired in 1977 (handwritten inscription on verso);
Juan & Felix Bernasconi; sold Christie's, London, 8 December 1987, lot 49.
Literature
E. Lambert, ‘English Manners, Robin and Rupert Hambro’s Country House in the Heart of London’, Architectural Digest, March 1995, pp. 124-5.
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There is a drawing in the Lugt Collection, Paris, with a figure holding a similar position, seen from behind (J. Byam Shaw, The Italian drawings of the Frits Lugt collection, Paris, 1983, no. 187, pl. 211).