Giovanni Battista Foggini
The Fall of Phaeton

The Fall of Phaeton

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The Fall of Phaeton
ArtistItalian, 1652–1725
CultureItalian
Titles
  • The Fall of Phaeton
Datec. 1710–24
MediumPen and brown ink, brush and brown wash over black chalk, and heightened with white on laid paper
DimensionsSheet: 7 1/2 × 10 3/4 in. (19 × 27.3 cm)
 Mat (support): 9 1/2 × 12 7/8 in. (24.1 × 32.7 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Vaughn Foundation Fund
Object number2020.479
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Department
Prints and Drawings
Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist, 17th or 18th century; Collection of Charles Albert de Burlet (1882-1956), Basel [L.4261] (Fig. 5)1; inherited by his widow (according to the Landolt typescript catalogue); [anonymous sale, Galerie Koller, Zurich, 14-16 November 1994, Lot 199 (as Bolognese school, 16th century)]; bought from sale by Robert Landolt; Collection of Robert Landolt (1913-2008), 1994-2008 (as by Andrea Procaccini); estate of Robert Landolt, 2008-2020 (as Andrea Procaccini); [London, Christie’s auction house, Italian Drawings From The Robert Landolt Collection, England, 8 December 2020, Lot 91 (As G.B. Foggini)]2; purchased by the MFAH, 2020.

1 Born in Rotterdam, Charles Albert de Burlet was an art dealer in Berlin and Bâle, mainly of old master drawings and prints. He first learned the trade by working at C.G. Boerner in Leipzig. He set up his own business from 1910 to 1912 in the hotel Adlon, Unter den Linden, before settling in Viktoriastrasse. When Hitler came to power, he left Germany and settled in Basel in 1934. His collector’s mark was made after Burlet’s death by his widow.
Fig. 5 Charles Albert de Burlet’s collector’s mark.
2 The scholar, Kira d’Alburquerque, confirmed the attribution.

Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Verso of mount (secondary support): Inscribed in black chalk, bottom center: C. Procaccini del.

Verso: [unknown]
Mark: Verso of mount (secondary support): Collector's mark stamped in black ink, bottom left: de B. [L.4261 / Charles Albert de Burlet]
Watermark: Recto: center right: [unidentified]

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