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  • image Adam vol.26/149

Reference number

Adam vol.26/149

Purpose

Record drawing of a rectangular panel with grotesque decoration showing two dolphins on a shell at the base and at the top a grotesque head with foliage, in between foliage, rosettes and a vase.

Aspect

Elevation

Signed and dated

  • Undated, probably 1760 - 1763

Medium and dimensions

Pencil, pen, brown wash on brown washed paper, ink framing line 646 x 190

Hand

Giuseppe Manocchi (attributed to)

Notes

This drawing is similar in composition to Adam vol.26/145, which is also attributed to Giuseppe Manocchi (c.1731-82). Like that drawing, this may be an invention inspired by the antique rather than a copy of a surviving fragment. There is a variation of this composition in Adam vol.19/86, also attributed to Manocchi.

Level

Drawing

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