Lot of Two Drawings:
Attributed to Baldassare Calamai (Italian, 1787-1851), Allegorical Scene, signed or inscribed "B. Calamai" l.l., indistinctly inscribed at the lower margin, sheet size 7 5/8 x 10 3/8 in. (19.6 x 26.3 cm); Attributed to Luigi Sabatelli (Italian, 1772-1850), Jupiter and Mercury Holding a Child, signed "Sabatelli" l.r., octagonal format, sheet size 5 3/4 x 6 1/2 in. (14.6 x 16.5 cm).
Both ink with graphite on paper, unframed, both adhered to a supporting sheet of paper.
Condition: Scene adhered to support a corners, subtle toning, soiling and staining (predominately u.r.); Jupiter and Mercury adhered to support on left edge, mild toning, very mild scattered soiling/staining.
Provenance: The estate of John Elliott, Newport, Rhode Island, and Rome.
N.B. The composition of Jupiter and Mercury Holding a Child is distantly related to Sabatelli's fresco at the Sala dell'Iliade in the Pitti Palace, Florence, 1820-1825.
Attributed to Baldassare Calamai (Italian, 1787-1851), Allegorical Scene, signed or inscribed "B. Calamai" l.l., indistinctly inscribed at the lower margin, sheet size 7 5/8 x 10 3/8 in. (19.6 x 26.3 cm); Attributed to Luigi Sabatelli (Italian, 1772-1850), Jupiter and Mercury Holding a Child, signed "Sabatelli" l.r., octagonal format, sheet size 5 3/4 x 6 1/2 in. (14.6 x 16.5 cm).
Both ink with graphite on paper, unframed, both adhered to a supporting sheet of paper.
Condition: Scene adhered to support a corners, subtle toning, soiling and staining (predominately u.r.); Jupiter and Mercury adhered to support on left edge, mild toning, very mild scattered soiling/staining.
Provenance: The estate of John Elliott, Newport, Rhode Island, and Rome.
N.B. The composition of Jupiter and Mercury Holding a Child is distantly related to Sabatelli's fresco at the Sala dell'Iliade in the Pitti Palace, Florence, 1820-1825.
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