Apollo and Daphne

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Artist/Maker	Tiepolo, Giovanni Battista (artist)
Place of origin	Italy (drawn)

Pen and wash drawing over pencil, on paper.

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Category	Drawings
Object type	Drawing
Title	Apollo and Daphne (published title)
Materials and techniques	Pen and wash over pencil, on paper. Paper Drawing
Brief description	Drawing, by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 'Apollo and Daphne', Italian School, c.1696-1770
Physical description	Pen and wash drawing over pencil, on paper.
Dimensions	Height: 291mm Width: 195mm
Style	Italian School
Gallery label	(2011) Giovanni Battista Tiepolo 1696-1770 Apollo and Daphne Probably 1730s Tiepolo worked mainly in his native city of Venice. He specialized in huge wall paintings. This lively sketch depicts Apollo pursuing the nympg Daphne. It is one of over 300 drawings by Tiepolo at the V&A. They belonged to Edward Cheney, who visited Italy in the 1820s and assembled an important collection of Venetian art. Pen and wash over pencil, on paper Purchased 1885 Museum no. D.1825.75-1885
Object history	Part of the volume 'Vari Studi e Pensieri'. 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 'Vari Studi e Pensieri'
Bibliographic reference	Knox, George, Catalogue of the Tiepolo Drawings of the Victoria and Albert Museum. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1960, pp. 49-50 no. 44, illus.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	D.1825:75-1885

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1026376/apollo-and-daphne-drawing-tiepolo-giovanni-battista/

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