Two Men in Masquerade Costumes: A Cannon Firing and a Cat Inside a Mousetrap

Stefano della Bellac. 1645

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Title: Two Men in Masquerade Costumes: A Cannon Firing and a Cat Inside a Mousetrap
Creator: Stefano Della Bella
Date Created: c. 1645
Provenance: From an album of drawings by della Bella assembled in the early 19th century owned by the 1st Earl of Gainsborough; by descent to his daughter and her husband, the 9th Earl of Southesk, Master of Kinnaird; by descent until 1946; (Arcade Gallery, London; drawings sold individually); Lodewijk Houthakker, Amsterdam (not in Lugt); (sale, Christie's New York, 25 January 2002, no. 11); purchased 2002 by NGA.
Medium: pen and brown ink on laid paper

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