Friesontwerp: nereïde met putti; consoles

ITALIAN SCHOOL

867 Designs for a frieze, a nereid with two putti, and sketches of consoles
Verso: Design for one half of a pediment for an epitaph or tomb

Inv. no. K IX 057
Pen and brown ink, brown wash, over black chalk, on light tan
paper. Framing line in pencil. Old tear at right (repaired).
Verso: Pen and brown ink.
153 x 316 mm
Inscribed in the plaquette on the verso: D O .. and in the lower
cartouche: D O .. FERANTUS (pen and brown ink)
Watermark: Crossbow within a circle surmounted by a flower
(fragment; cf. Briquet, no. 761)
Provenance: Odescalchi; acquired for the Museum in 1790
(L. 2392)