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A magician with two other figures, looking at a pyre (recto)

Drawing
18th century (drawn)
Artist/Maker
Tiepolo, Giovanni Battista (artist)
Place of origin
Italy (drawn)

Drawing.

Object details

Category
Drawings
Object type
Drawing
Titles
  • A magician with two other figures, looking at a pyre (recto) (published title)
  • Part of a leaping horse, seen from below (verso) (published title)
Materials and techniques
Pen and wash; recto over pecnicl, drawn over with a stilus
Brief description
A magician with two other figures, looking at a pyre (recto) and Part of a leaping horse, seen from below (verso), drawing by Tiepolo, 18th century.
Physical description
Drawing.
Dimensions
  • From catalogue height: 215mm
  • From catalogue width: 171mm
Style
Italian School
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 references
  • Knox, George, Catalogue of the Tiepolo Drawings of the Victoria and Albert Museum. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1960, p. 65 no. 127, illus.
  • Giambattista Tiepolo Tra Scherzo e Capriccio Milan: Electa, 2010, cat.25, pp.64-5. ISBN: 9788837077259.
  • Knox, G., Catalogue of the Tiepolo Drawings in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London: Her Majesty's Stationary Office, 1960, illus.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
D.1825:62-1885

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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