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A Young Man Holding an Urn, A Sleeping Nymph, Other Figures by a Herm; Similar Studies Verso

Fontebasso, Francesco (1707-1769, Italian)

Black chalk, pen, and ink, recto with gray wash

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Francesco Fontebasso (1707-1769) A Young Man Holding an Urn, A Sleeping Nymph, Other Figures by a Herm; Similar Studies Verso, ca. 1744 or earlier

Francesco Fontebasso
A Young Man Holding an Urn, A Sleeping Nymph, Other Figures by a Herm; Similar Studies Verso

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Date: ca. 1744 or earlier
Medium: Black chalk, pen, and ink, recto with gray wash
Dimensions: 286 x 400 mm. 11 1/4 x 15 1/4 in.
Reference: De Vesme 4
Signature: Signed in ink “Fontebasso” lower right
Provenance: J. Grünling (active c. 1845, Vienna), Lugt 1462-63 & 1106; F. Gauermann (1807-1862, Vienna), Lugt 1003; J.B. Petzold (first half of 19th century, Vienna), Lugt 2024-25; A. Ritter von Wurzbach-Tannenberg (1845-1915, Vienna), Lugt 2587; F. Pokorny (mid-19th century, Vienna), Lugt 2036; Christie’s London (December 9, 1982, Lot 131); 1982 to David Tunick, Inc.