Attributed to Carlo Cignani
1628-1719
Study for St. John the Baptist Seated in the Wilderness
10 1/4 x 7 5/16 inches (260 x 185 mm)
Red chalk on laid paper.
1992.85
Gift of Janos Scholz.
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed at lower left, in pen and brown ink, "Felice Cignani".
Watermark: Six-pointed star inscribed in a circle surmounted by a cross, over letter "F" (similar to Briquet 6089).
Watermark: Six-pointed star inscribed in a circle surmounted by a cross, over letter "F" (similar to Briquet 6089).
Associated names
Saint-Saphorin, Armand-François-Louis de Mestral de, 1738-1805, former owner.
Scholz, János, former owner.
Scholz, János, former owner.
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Century Drawings
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