A FOLIO OF SIX OLD MASTER DRAWINGS. Comprising a sepia wash ...

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£550

A FOLIO OF SIX OLD MASTER DRAWINGS. Comprising a sepia wash drawing of the Temple of Fortuna at Tivoli, formerly ascribed to Giuseppe Grisoni, 16.5 x 23.5cm.; a sepia wash drawing of a kneeling figure, formerly ascribed to Baldassare Franceschini, cut down, 17.5 x 7.5cm.; a brown wash drawing of Apollo and Daphne, formerly ascribed to Aurelio Milani, 31 x 24cm.; a black chalk drawing of St John the Baptist preaching, formerly ascribed to Lazzaro Baldi, 23 x 36cm.; a damaged ink and grey wash drawing of the Lamentation at the Foot of the Cross, formerly ascribed to Ludovico Carracci, 29 x 21.5cm.; and a Bolognese School, 17th Century ink drawing of Venus with Putti, 13.5 x 17cm. (6)

Provenance: (Grisoni) Collection of Mrs F. E. James; London, Sothebys, May 23rd 1968, part of lot 106; (Franceschini) Collection of Eric Hancock; London, Sothebys, July 20th 1967, lot 74 (£5); (Bolognese School), London, Sothebys January 28th 1965, lot 38 (£3). *Condition: Mixed condition; some staining, creases, fading, spotting etc.