- 92
Attributed to Cesare Rossetti
Estimate
3,000 - 4,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Cesare Rossetti
- a group of soldiers in front of an assembly of seated people
- Pen and brown ink and brown wash, heightened with white, on paper washed pink;
bears pencil attribution recto and verso: Bernarde Pocetti
Provenance
Vente Guichardot (in pencil on the verso), Paris 7 July 1875;
E. Calando fils (bears his inventory number in pencil on the verso: 299)
Condition
Generally in good condition. Tips of right top corner and lower right corner missing and repaired. Slightly oxidized in some part and little surface dirt.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
This appears to be by the same hand as a drawing of Christ at the Column in the British Museum, which was formerly attributed to Giovanni Baglione but subsequently given by Nicholas Turner to Cesare Rossetti.1
1. N. Turner, Roman Baroque Drawings, c.1620 to c.1700, London 1999, vol. I, p. 229, no. 363, reproduced vol. II, pl. 363