Maker
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (Italian, 1696-1770)
Title
Head of Man
Year
Materials/Techniques
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Materials
pen and inkSupports
Dimensions
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24.9 x 19.4 cm (9 13/16 x 7 5/8 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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Watermark: The letter N topped by a fleur de lis
Credit / Object Number
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Credit
Museum Appropriation Fund
Object Number
38.157 Type
Provenance
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… - possibly 1760, Collection of Giuseppe Maria Tiepolo, son of the artist, Venice.
… - possibly 1800, Library of the Convent of Santa Maria della Salute, Venice.
… - First quarter of the nineteenth century, Collection of Signor Cicognara, Venice.
… 1757-1822, Collection of Antonio Canova, Venice.
… - Second quarter of the nineteenth century, Collection of Abbé Sartori, half-brother of Canova, Venice.
… - 1842, Collection of Signor Francesco Pesaro, Venice.
… - 1884, Collection of Edward Cheney, London.
… - 1885, Collection of E. Parsons and Sons, London.
- 1928, Collection of The Savile Gallery, London.
… - 1938, Collection of Richard Owen, Paris.
1938, Acquired by the RISD Museum by exchange from Richard Owen.
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