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Head of a young man, leaning on his left hand
Draughtsman: Tiepolo, Giovanni Battista
History note: Domenico Tiepolo; his pupil, Felice Bossi; Giovanni Domenico Bossi; C.F.Beyerlen; Bossi-Beyerlen sale, Gutekunst, Stuttgart, 27 March 1882, part of lots 640-649; ?Dr O.Eisenmann; ?Dr Wilhelm Lübke; Joseph Baer and Sons, Frankfurt; Dr Hans Wendland, Lugano, his sale, Berlin, Ball-Graupe, 24 April 1931, lot 100; Paul Cassirer, London; Grete Ring
Height: 254 mm
Width: 196 mm
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Method of acquisition: Given (1950) by The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum
Support composed of paper ( faded, blue-grey)
Drawing : Red chalk, heightened with white on faded blue-grey paper
Accession number: PD.1-1950
Primary reference Number: 7906
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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Accession Number: 3094
Accession Number: PD.32-1993
Accession Number: C.850-1928
Accession Number: C.2-1904
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