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Design for a Fountain with Two Satyrs and a Nymph

Design for a Fountain with Two Satyrs and a Nymph

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Design for a Fountain with Two Satyrs and a Nymph
ArtistItalian, 1728–1781
CultureItalian
Titles
  • Design for a Fountain with Two Satyrs and a Nymph
Datec. 1760–1780
MediumPen and brown ink and wash over red chalk and traces of graphite on laid paper
DimensionsSheet: 11 9/16 × 8 3/16 in. (29.4 × 20.8 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Alvin S. Romansky Prints and Drawings Accessions Endowment and the Vaughn Foundation Fund
Object number2024.70
Non exposé

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Department
Prints and Drawings
Object Type
ProvenanceEstates of Mr. Arthur Gold (1917-1990) and Mr. Robert Fizdale (1920-1995); [Sotheby’s, New York, Old Master Drawings sale, 29 January 1997, lot 19]; Collection of Jimmy Younger (1928-2022), Houston, 1997-2024; [Sotheby’s, New York, The Estate of Jimmy Younger, 31 January 2024, lot 248]; purchased by MFAH, 2024.
Exhibition HistoryNone known for this drawing.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto: Inscribed in black chalk, top right edge: Ubaldo Gandolfi [cursive]
Verso: [inaccessible]
Watermark: none visible
Catalogue raisonnéNone

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