Gaetano Gandolfi, Italian 1734-1802- The Gamblers' Quarrel; black and red...

Gaetano Gandolfi,
Italian 1734-1802-

The Gamblers' Quarrel;

black and red chalk, pen and brown ink and grey wash on laid paper, with collectors' stamps (in three of four corners), 15.5 x 20.4 cm., (unframed).

Provenance:
Charles Henri Marcellis (1798-1864) (Lugt 609).
R. Lamponi (Lugt 1760).
Luigi Grassi (1858-1937) (Lugt 1171b);
His sale, Sotheby's, London, 13 May 1924, lot 95 (as Jan Liss).
Anon. sale, Christie's, New York, 30 January 1997, lot 102 ($3,680).
with Hill-Stone, USA.
Private Collection.

Note:
A preparatory sketch for Gandolfi's etching of the same title (De Vesme 15, Bartsch 15), produced in c.1772-75 (see National Gallery of Canada, no.37597). Two similarly sized drawings from the same series, which had likewise belonged to Marcellis and Lamponi, were sold at Sotheby's, London, 2 July 1990, lot 136 (£12,100).