Giuseppe Porta, il Salviati (circa 1520 to circa 1575)

The Queen of Sheba presenting gifts to King Solomon

Details

Giuseppe Porta, il Salviati (circa 1520 to circa 1575)
The Queen of Sheba presenting gifts to King Solomon
with inscription 'sciavone' and numbered 'No 62'
black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash heightened with white on blue paper
205 x 280 mm.

Provenance

William Ann Lestevenon, with his inscription on the mount.
A. Donnadieu (L. 98).

Sale room notice

This sheet measures 205 x 280 mm.

Please note that this drawing is sold unframed.

Lot Essay

Similar in size and technique to Samson taken Prisoner, a drawing in the British Museum, D. McTavish, Giuseppe Porta, called Giuseppe Salviati, London, 1981, no. 13, fig. 152.
We are grateful to Béatrice de Moustier for identifying Lestevenon's handwriting.

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