Studies for the Figure of St. Paul in the Allegory of Benedict XIV, Pompeo Girolamo Batoni

Title: Studies for the Figure of St. Paul in the Allegory of Benedict XIV
Dated: c. 1757
Artist: Pompeo Girolamo Batoni
Nationality: Italian (Rome)
Artist Life: Italian (Rome), 1708–1787
Role: Artist
Gallery: Not on View
Department: European Art
Dimension: 15 5/8 x 10 5/16 in. (39.69 x 26.19 cm) (sheet)
Credit: Anonymous Gift in memory of H.D.M. Grier
Accession Number: 72.62
Medium: Black and white chalks on light plum prepared (?) wove paper
Country: Italy
Century: 18th century
Provenance: Galippe (sold De Vries, Amsterdam, 28 March 1923, in lot 515); Dr. Fritz Hausmann; Countess Finckenstein; Miss Yvonne Ffrench, London, 1960; Anthony M. Clark. Previous to 1923 the Galippe album may have been in Britain. It was probably formed in Rome ca. 1780, possibly by the Spanish Agent in Rome, Count J.N. de Azara, and consisted entirely of drawings by Batoni and Raphael Mengs.
Rights: Public Domain
Classification: Drawings
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Studies for the Figure of St. Paul in the Allegory of Benedict XIV, c. 1757