Preaching of John the Baptist in the Wilderness, 18th century

Not on View

Medium

pen and brown ink, brush and brown ink, and brown wash, heightened with white, on prepared laid paper

Dimensions

Overall (approximate): 48.6 x 36.5 cm (19 1/8 x 14 3/8 in.)
support: 53.1 x 39.2 cm (20 7/8 x 15 7/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Malcolm W. Bick

Accession Number

1973.64.13

Artists / Makers

Anonymous Artist (artist)

Francesco Fontebasso (related artist) Venetian, 1709 - 1769

Image Use

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Inscription

in later hand, upper center verso: 4.; lower left verso: 3) / l e; lower right verso: XXI/4a / #12

Provenance

(Christian M. Nebehay, Vienna, by 1906); J.V. Novak (Lugt 1949); (Christian M. Nebehay, Vienna, c. 1969); Malcolm M. BIck, Springfield, MA, by 1973); gift to NGA in 1973.

Associated Names

Bick, Malcolm W., Dr. and Mrs.

Bibliography

1974: Recent Acquisitions and Promised Gifts: Sculptures, Drawings, Prints. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1974:206.

1990: Magrini, Marina. "Francesco Fontebasso-I disegni," Saggi e Memorie di Storia dell'Arte 17, 1990: 168 note 17, 194, under no. 189.