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Attributed to Giovanni Battista Lenardi (1656-1704)
A design for a ewer
Pen and brown ink, with grey wash, over black chalk | 37.0 x 23.8 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 905630
Attributed to Giovanni Battista Lenardi (1656-1704)
A design for a ewer
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A design for a ewer decorated with the story of Polyphemus, Acis and Galatea. The handle is formed of a dolphin and a nude male figure. The spout takes the form of a scallop shell. Inscribed below: Bernino.
Provenance
Probably acquired by George III in 1762 as part of the collection of Cardinal Alessandro Albani; first recorded in a Royal Collection inventory of c.1810 (Inv. A, p. 114, as Bernini: 'The Elephant with the Obelisk on his Back in the Piazza della Minerva at Rome. And three Vases')
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Medium and techniques
Pen and brown ink, with grey wash, over black chalk
Measurements
37.0 x 23.8 cm (sheet of paper)
Object type(s)
Other number(s)
RL 5630
