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Portrait of a Couple in the Guise of Angelica and Medoro

c. 1790/1800

Giulia Carlotta Mengs

Artist, German, c. 1730 - after 1806

Giulia Carlotta Mengs

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor on ivory
Credit Line

Gift of Funds from The Ahmanson Foundation and the Edward E. MacCrone Fund
Dimensions

diameter: 5.7 cm (2 1/4 in.)
Accession Number

2025.27.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Private collection, NY, until 2024; (Robert Simon Fine Art, New York, NY).

Associated Names

Simon, Robert B., Mr.

Inscriptions

lower right in image: GM / Anno [monogram]; verso, inscribed by later hand: No 745 / sit-/ d by/ Gemalt/ von/ Giulietta/ Mengs/ (G.M.)

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