GASPARE GALLIARI | A STAGE DESIGN WITH A FORTIFIED CITY

Property from the Private Collection of Pat and Michael York
GASPARE GALLIARI
Treviglio 1761 - 1823 Milan
A STAGE DESIGN WITH A FORTIFIED CITY

Pen and brown ink and brown and gray wash over black chalk, squared in black chalk;
bears attribution in black chalk, verso: Bertoja
124 by 203 mm; 4⅞ by 8 in

Condition Report:
Window mounted on a modern card backing. The drawing remains in good condition throughout with the combination of media fresh. Sold in a modern giltwood frame.

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Provenance:
With Yvonne Ffrench, London, by 1978