THOMAS ROWLANDSON (BRITISH 1757-1827), SAINT CARLO BORROMEO GIVING ALMS TO THE POOR
THOMAS ROWLANDSON (BRITISH 1757-1827)SAINT CARLO BORROMEO GIVING ALMS TO THE POORPencil, pen and grey ink and grey wash42 x 26cm (16½ x 10in.)Provenance:The collection of Russell WorbyThe present sketch by Rowlandsonis after a drawing by Louis-Jacques Durameau (1733-1796) which was commissionedby Pierre Jean Mariette (1694-1774). The drawing was after the painting byPreti Mattia in the Chiesa di S. Carlo, Rome. Mariette commissioned a series ofdrawings from Durameau to record painting in Rome. Mariette's collection wassold in Paris between 15 November 1975 and 30 January 1776 and it's possiblethat Rowlandson copied the drawing then or when it subsequently entered thecollection of Francois Basan.
[ translate ]THOMAS ROWLANDSON (BRITISH 1757-1827)SAINT CARLO BORROMEO GIVING ALMS TO THE POORPencil, pen and grey ink and grey wash42 x 26cm (16½ x 10in.)Provenance:The collection of Russell WorbyThe present sketch by Rowlandsonis after a drawing by Louis-Jacques Durameau (1733-1796) which was commissionedby Pierre Jean Mariette (1694-1774). The drawing was after the painting byPreti Mattia in the Chiesa di S. Carlo, Rome. Mariette commissioned a series ofdrawings from Durameau to record painting in Rome. Mariette's collection wassold in Paris between 15 November 1975 and 30 January 1776 and it's possiblethat Rowlandson copied the drawing then or when it subsequently entered thecollection of Francois Basan.
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