Salvator Rosa (Arenella 1615-1673 Rome)
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Salvator Rosa (Arenella 1615-1673 Rome)

A halberdier

Details
Salvator Rosa (Arenella 1615-1673 Rome)
A halberdier
black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash, on paper
5 1/8 x 3½ in. (14.8 x 8.9 cm.)
Provenance
J. Richardson, Sen. (L. 2184), his mount, with attribution and associated shelfmark '...D'.
A. Scott Carter (according to Sotheby's 1970 sale catalogue).
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 26 November 1970, lot 42; where purchased by the late owner.
Literature
M. Mahoney, The Drawings of Salvator Rosa, New York and London, 1977, no. 45.8.
The Illustrated Bartsch, New York, 1990, XLV (Commentary), p. 393, under no. 4512.057 (Bartsch 44).
Engraved
By the artist (Bartsch 44).
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 17.5% on the buyer's premium.
Sale room notice
Please note additional provenance: R.M. Wallace, The Etchings of Salvator Rosa, Princeton, 1979, p. 168, no. 37a.

Lot Essay

A study for Bartsch 44, part of the Figurine series (circa 1656-7).

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