Head of a Young Man in Profile with a Gun over His Shoulder

Giovanni Battista Piazzettac. 1730/40s

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Title: Head of a Young Man in Profile with a Gun over His Shoulder
Creator: Giovanni Battista Piazzetta (Italian, 1682-1754)
Date Created: c. 1730/40s
Physical Dimensions: Sheet: 37.7 x 27.1 cm (14 13/16 x 10 11/16 in.); Secondary Support: 43.4 x 33.3 cm (17 1/16 x 13 1/8 in.)
Provenance: Dan Fellows Platt, Englewood, New Jersey (Lugt 750a and 2066b; not stamped) (according to departmental card). Jacob M. Heimann, New York (departmental card)
Type: Drawing
Rights: CC0
External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1943.373
Medium: black chalk with stumping, heightened with white chalk
Department: Drawings
Culture: Italy, 18th century
Credit Line: Gift of Jacob M. Heimann
Collection: DR - Italian
Accession Number: 1943.373

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