Giovanni Battista Piranesi

1750/1755

Pier Leone Ghezzi

Associated Names
Pier Leone Ghezzi

Artist, Roman, 1674 - 1755

The image shows a man standing in profile, facing left. He has one hand on his hip and the other holding a rolled object. The man has defined facial features, a prominent nose, and a proud expression. He has a receding hairline with longer hair tied back. He wears a coat with wide sleeves, a waistcoat, knee breeches, stockings, and shoes with buckles. There is text at the bottom identifying him as "Sig. Gio. Battà Piranesi Architetto, ed Incis. in Roma."

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink over black chalk on laid paper mounted on album page

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 30.1 x 21.4 cm (11 7/8 x 8 7/16 in.)
    support: 48 x 37.9 cm (18 7/8 x 14 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1997.107.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

From three volumes of caricatures probably executed in Rome at the court of Carlos, King of Naples between 1734 and 1755 who acceded the throne of Spain as Carlos III in 1759; by inheritance to Carlos IV, 1788-1808; Joseph Bonaparte [1768-1844], King of Naples and Spain, 1808-1813; Marquis of Wellesley (later Arthur, 1st Duke of Wellington), 1814. (David Carritt, London), by 1971; (Robert M. Light, Santa Barbara), 1972; purchased by NGA, 1997.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

all on support by later hand: upper left in pen and brown ink: 33; across bottom in pen and brown ink: Sig.re Gio. Batta Piranesi Architetto, ed Incis.e in Roma

Wikidata ID

Q64619554

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