Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (Venice 1696-1770 Madrid), Three studies of a donkey

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (Venice 1696-1770 Madrid)
Three studies of a donkey
red and white chalk
12 1/4 x 18 3/4 in. (31 x 47.6 cm)

Provenance

Possibly acquired from the artist's studio by Armand-François-Louis de Mestral de Saint-Saphorin (1738-1805), Vienna and by descent to Madeleine and Marguerite de Mestral, Saint-Saphorin-sur-Morges, Switzerland;
Dr. Édouard de Cérenville (1875-1968), Lausanne;
with Rudolph J. Heinemann (1901-1975), Lausanne and New York, by 1916-1917.
with Mathias Komor (1909-1985), New York.
Mrs. Vincent Astor (1902-2007), New York, her stamp on the back of the mount (not in Lugt), and by descent to the present owner.

Formerly in the collection of the late Mrs. Vincent Astor