Study of a frieze depicting Alcibiades and Hetaerae, after the antique, Giovanni Battista Cipriani

Giovanni Battista Cipriani
Florence 1727 - 1785 London
Study of a frieze depicting Alcibiades and Hetaerae, after the antique

Red chalk, heightened with white on yellow tinted paper;
signed in red chalk, lower right: Cipriani f
bears inscription in brown ink, verso: In risposta di quanto favorite aece...
240 by 322 mm; 9½ by 12¾ in.

Condition Report:
Laid down on a thin japan paper backing and subsequently window mounted to a paper backing. There are the remnants of an old overmount to the corners and a loss to the right half of the lower edge. There is a small repaired hole to the knee of the central right figure. There is an old crease to the lower right corner and old vertical hanging lines to the centre of the sheet. The drawing remains in predominantly good condition with the medium fresh and vibrant throughout. Sold in an elaborate decorative giltwood frame.