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Two Fighting Putti

Attributed to Marcantonio Raimondi
approximately 1480-approximately 1534

Two Fighting Putti

3 1/4 x 3 inches; (82 x 76 mm; maximum dimensions)
Pen and brown ink on laid paper; cut to an octagon.
IV, 55

Purchased by Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) in 1909.

Notes
Watermark: None visible through lining [Roman numeral IV, probably on mount].
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed on verso of mount, at upper left, in pen and brown ink, "n 11791"; at lower right, in pen and dark brown ink, "No 12 Oct 26 78".
Associated names
Mantegna, Andrea, 1431-1506, School of, Formerly attributed to.
Yarmouth, Earl of, former owner.
Murray, Charles Fairfax, 1849-1919, former owner.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
Bibliography
Collection J. Pierpont Morgan : Drawings by the Old Masters Formed by C. Fairfax Murray. London : Privately printed, 1905-1912, IV, 55.
Classification
Century Drawings
School
Department