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Giovanni Paolo Schor (1615-1674)
A design for a frame c. 1650-74
Pen and brown ink over black wash | 24.2 x 11.5 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 905643
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A design showing the right side of a symmetrical frame, featuring a dragon at the top and a sphinx at the bottom. See also RCIN 905580.
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.1800-1820 (Inv. A, p. 114, as by Bernini: among nine designs 'Of Ornaments in Architecture')
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Medium and techniques
Pen and brown ink over black wash
Measurements
24.2 x 11.5 cm (sheet of paper)
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