Recto: An old bearded man in a high hat and striped jacket, turned to left: verso: A Punchinello thumbnail 1
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Recto: An old bearded man in a high hat and striped jacket, turned to left: verso: A Punchinello

Drawing
1696-1770 (drawn)
Artist/Maker
Tiepolo, Giovanni Battista (artist)
Place of origin
Italy (drawn)

drawing


Object details

Category
Drawings
Object type
Drawing
TitleRecto: An old bearded man in a high hat and striped jacket, turned to left: verso: A Punchinello
Materials and techniques
Pen and wash on paper (recto); pen and black chalk on paper (verso)
Paper
Pen and Wash
Black Chalk
Drawing
Brief description
Drawing, by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, Italian School, ca.1696-1770
Physical description
drawing
Dimensions
  • Height: 212mm
  • Width: 128mm
Style
Italian School
Object history
Part of the volume 'Sole Figure Vestite'.

Provenance: Edward Cheney (1803-84); by descent to Colonel Alfred Capel Cure; Sotheby's 29 June 1885, Lot 1024; purchased by the V&A from dealer, E. Parsons, 29 June 1885.
Production
Part of the volume 'Sole Figure Vestite'
Bibliographic references
  • Knox, George, Catalogue of the Tiepolo Drawings of the Victoria and Albert Museum. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1960, p. 84 no. 254, illus.
  • G. Knox, Catalogue of the Tiepolo drawings in the Victoria and Albert Museum, 2nd edition, 1975, p. 87, no. 254 (ill.)
  • F. Saba Sardi, Giambattista Tiepolo, Milan, 2006, p. 51, no. 39 (ill. p. 35).
  • Victoria Sears Goldman, unpublished doctoral dissertation: The most beautiful Punchinelli in the world: A Comprehensive Study of Giovanni Battista Tiepolo’s Punchinello Drawings, Princeton University, 2012.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
D.1824:2-1885

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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