Historiated Initial I
DrawingsItalian18th century

Historiated Initial I

c. 1720-1730

Artists

Giovanni Battista TiepoloArtist
Unidentified ArtistPrevious attribution
Classification
Drawings
Medium
Black chalk on cream antique laid paper
Culture
Italian
Century
18th century
Division
European and American Art
Department
Department of Drawings

Dimensions

actual: 4.4 x 4.4 cm (1 3/4 x 1 3/4 in.)

Provenance

Walter Schatzki, New York, NY, sold to Fogg Art Museum, 1959. Sold as Venetian, 18th century, for $90.00.

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