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Italy: Rome, the Vatican. Record drawing of a rectangular panel showing two putti and a central half-figure, flanked by two goats, with foliage and rosettes rising symmetrically above.
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Reference number
Adam vol.26/51
Purpose
Italy: Rome, the Vatican. Record drawing of a rectangular panel showing two putti and a central half-figure, flanked by two goats, with foliage and rosettes rising symmetrically above.
Aspect
Elevation
Inscribed
Inscribed in ink in a contemporary hand Vaticano
Signed and dated
- Undated, probably 1760 - 63
Medium and dimensions
Black chalk; chalk framing line
279 x 208
Hand
Nicolas-François-David Lhuiller (attributed to)
Watermark
fleur de lys
Notes
This drawing appears to be a variation of the compositions in Adam vol.26/36 and 37 with goats rather than lions depicted. All are annotated in the same hand as from the Vatican.
Level
Drawing
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