Capriccio with a Palladian Villa
c. 1760
Mauro Antonio Tesi
Artist, Bolognese, 1730 - 1766
Artwork overview
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Medium
pen and brown ink with brown wash and watercolor over graphite on laid paper
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Credit Line
Gift of William B. O'Neal, in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art
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Dimensions
overall: 17.4 x 21.3 cm (6 7/8 x 8 3/8 in.)
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Accession Number
1991.150.72
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
(Sale London, Sotheby's, 23 March 1971, no.77); Seiferheld and Co., New York; William B. O'Neal [1907-1994], Charlottesville, VA, July 1971; gift to NGA, 1991.
Associated Names
Exhibition History
1989
The Spell of Italy: Travel Accounts 1800-1914, Alderman Library, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, March 5-July 30, 1989.
1993
Drawings from the O'Neal Collection. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1993, 17.
1996
Drawings from the O'Neal Collection, Georgia Museum of Art, The University of Georgia, Athens, 4 May-16 June, 1996.
Wikidata ID
Q64609123