Design for the ceiling of the Grand Ballroom of the Stroganov Palace in Saint Petersburg
Giuseppe Valeriani (Italian, 1708 - 1762)
60
£5,000 - £8,000
Chalk pen and brown ink, grey and brown wash, lightly and tightly squared in black chalk, countermark IV (1); pencil, pen and black ink, grey wash (2)
Works on paper
28.2 cm - 37.5 cm (11.1 in - 14.76 in)
A prince delivered by Mercury to Jupiter and Juno, with Minerva banishing the Vices; and A design for the border of the ceiling decoration in the Grand Hall of the Stroganov Palace

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Old Master & British Drawings & Watercolours
Dec 08, 2015
Design for the ceiling of the Grand Ballroom of the Stroganov Palace in Saint Petersburg
60
£5,000 - £8,000
Chalk pen and brown ink, grey and brown wash, lightly and tightly squared in black chalk, countermark IV (1); pencil, pen and black ink, grey wash (2)
Works on paper
28.2 cm - 37.5 cm (11.1 in - 14.76 in)
A prince delivered by Mercury to Jupiter and Juno, with Minerva banishing the Vices; and A design for the border of the ceiling decoration in the Grand Hall of the Stroganov Palace

Signed
Signedin to unlock
Dec 08, 2015