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Monsieur le Commandeur de Montgontier

Monsieur le Commandeur de Montgontier

Artist/Maker (Italian, 1674–1755)
Date1720s–30s
MediumPen and iron gall ink over traces of black chalk on laid paper
DimensionsSheet: 11 13/16 × 11 1/8 in. (30 × 28.3 cm)
Mount: 14 3/4 × 11 1/8 in. (37.5 × 28.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Janos Scholz
Object number1953.220
Status
Not on view
More Information
Ghezzi was a gifted painter who also excelled as a draughtsman, and was the first professional caricaturist. He created spirited portraits of important persons in Rome in the early 18th century, including aristocrats, artists, prelates and tourists. The gentleman portrayed here is probably the same Knight Commander of the Order of Malta who contributed money in the years 1715-16 for fortifications on that island.
ProvenanceEdward Goddard, London; Max A. Goldstein, St. Louis;¹ Janos Scholz [1903-1993], New York; purchased 1953 by Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH ¹Prior provenance information provided by Janos Scholz.Exhibition History
Eighteenth Century Prints and Drawings from the Collection
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (August 29, 1989 - October 22, 1989 )
European Master Drawings from the Allen Memorial Art Museum
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (October 29, 2002 - June 9, 2003 )
On Line: European Drawings, 16th-19th Centuries
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (September 18, 2007 - January 27, 2008 )
Collections
  • European
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