probably mounted by the artist in an album and given to his son, Giuseppe Tiepolo, friar in the convent of the Somaschi, Santa Maria della Salute, Venice, 1762; kept in convent of the Somaschi until its suppression, 1810; possibly acquired there by Count Bernardino Algarotti-Corniani; purchased from him by Edward Cheney, Badger Hall (1803-1885), in Venice, 31 May 1852; by descent to Colonel Alfred Capel Cure, Blake Hall, Ongar, Essex, (1826-1896); his sale, Sotheby's (London), 29 April 1885, lot 1024; purchased there by E. Parsons & Sons (London); possibly acquired in Dublin by William Fagg, Sydenham; possibly B.T. Batsford (London)'s sale, Christie's (London), 14 July 1914, lot 49 (three volumes); purchased there by E. Parsons & Sons (London); purchased there by Dan Fellows Platt, New Jersey (1873-1937), L.750a, 1923; sold by his widow at Ferargil Galleries (New York), 1938 [or 1939?]; Janos Scholz, New York (1903-1993), L.2933b; Mrs Patrick B. McGinnis, New York; her sale, Sotheby's (London), 21 October 1963, lot 161; purchased there by Colnaghi (London) on behalf of Count Antoine Seilern (1901-1978); Princes Gate Bequest 1978

Drawings by Tiepolo and Guardi in the Princes Gate Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 31/07/1982-30/01/1983

Knox, George, 'Drawings by Giambattista and Domenico Tiepolo at Princeton' in 'Record of the Art Museum Princeton University', 1964; XXIII, 1
p. 8 under no. 1

Seilern, Count Antoine, Italian paintings and drawings at 56 Princes Gate, London SW7. Addenda, London 1969; V
no. 375
pl. LXII

Drawings by Tiepolo and Guardi in the Princes Gate Collection, Courtauld Gallery, London, 31/07/1982- 30/01/1983, cat. by Helen Braham
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Watermark: Watermark: centre: a coat-of-arms? Have not come across anything similar.

Inscription: Verso: lower left edge, graphite: “Tiepolo / C-99 - Parsons 1923 / G p. 97 //“; lower right edge, graphite, Colnaghi number: “D26937”; lower right corner, graphite, circled: “3”.

Collector's mark: Verso: lower left, stamped in black ink: Janos Scholz (L.2933b); lower left corner, stamped in light brown ink: Dan Fellows Platt (L.750a).