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[Portrait of an Old Man with Bare Head,
from the Raccolta di Teste].
[c.1757].
Etching, first state before numbers, sheet 157 by 118 mm, image 150 by 113 mm, ink stamp of "Collezione Alianello" (Lugt, 5K) to verso.
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notes:
A fine example of this etching by Giandomenico Tiepolo after Gianlorenzo Tiepolo, taken from the portrait series, 'Raccolta di Teste.'
Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo (1727-1804), born into a family of prominent Venetian artists, was the son Giovanni Battista Tiepolo and the older brother of Lorenzo Baldissera Tiepolo. Giandomenico enjoyed a successful artistic career from an early age, first as chief assistant to his father, and later as an artist in his own right. Th...
Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo (1727-1804), born into a family of prominent Venetian artists, was the son Giovanni Battista Tiepolo and the older brother of Lorenzo Baldissera Tiepolo. Giandomenico enjoyed a successful artistic career from an early age, first as chief assistant to his father, and later as an artist in his own right. Th...
