LOT DETAILS
Materials:
Pen and brown ink
Measurements:
11.42 in. (29.00 cm.) (height) by 17.13 in. (43.50 cm.) (width)
Condition:
Hinged to the mount at the upper margin. There are small losses and repaired tears at the four corners of the sheet and along the upper margin. The sheet has suffered somewhat in terms of its condition. The pen and ink has sunk into the paper causing a flatness and diminishing the spatial planes within the composition. However despite the condition issues the drawing is still powerful and legible and the overall image is strong. Sold unframed - frame for exhibition only. "In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue. NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Literature:
E. Olszewski, ; A Corpus of Drawings in Midwestern Collections Sixteenth-Century Italian Drawings, 2 vols, Belgium 2008, vol. I, pp. 19-20, no. 16, reproduced p. 19
Provenance:
Bears unidentified collector's mark (L.474; previously identified as Pierre Crozat);; <br>Charles Paul Jean-Baptiste de Bourgevin Vialert, comte de Saint-Morys (1743-1795),; <br>by descent to Charles-Etienne Bourgevin de Saint-Morys, comte de Carriere (1772-1817),; <br>his sale, London, Phillips. 10-14 June 1797, lot 108,; <br>where purchased by 'Knight',; <br>Edward Knight (1734-1812), Wolverley House, Worcestershire & 52 Portland Place, London,; <br>by descent to John Knight (1760-1850),; <br>his sale, London, Phillips, 19-24 July 1841, lot 459,; <br>where purchased by 'Stuart';; <br>Paul Fourché, (1840-1922) Orleans and Bordeaux;; <br>John Hemming Fry (1861-1946),; <br>his bequest to the Canton Museum of Art, Canton, Ohio 1946,; <br>by which deaccessioned, sale, Cleveland, Ohio, Rachel Davies Auctioneers, 19 March 2016, lot 5