Sketch in pen and sepia for the fresco in the Palace Archinti, Milan.
Phaeton demanding the Chariot of the Sun by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, c. 1728
© British Museum
Details
- Medium:
- Pen and sepia
- Dimensions:
- 38 x 54 cm
- Acquired in:
- 1917
- Presented by:
- Henry Oppenheimer through The Art Fund
This work was donated by Henry Oppenheimer, who presented over 30 works to the British Museum through the Art Fund between 1907 and 1933.
Provenance
Sold with the collection of Sir Charles Bagot in 1836.
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