Seven Sketches for Caricatures of an Artist at Work

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Seven Sketches for Caricatures of an Artist at Work

1750-1770

Carlo Marchionni (Italian, 1702–1786)

Marchionni was a leading architect in Rome during the greater part of the eighteenth century. His prolific output of designs showed a range of inventions from tombs to ephemeral festive decorations, often sparkling and lively examples of the Rococo imagination. He was also a notable caricaturist, leaving at his death several volumes of caricatures, of which four are known today.

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Object Details

Title:

Seven Sketches for Caricatures of an Artist at Work

Date:

1750-1770

Artist:

Carlo Marchionni (Italian, 1702–1786)

Medium:

Pen and brown ink, over graphite, on cream laid paper

Dimensions:

Sheet: 9 11/16 x 7 13/16 inches (24.6 x 19.9 cm)

Classification:

Drawings

Credit Line:

Bequest of Anthony Morris Clark, 1978

Accession Number:

1978-70-332

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