Statue of Cupid in a Wall Niche

late 18th century

Paolo Vincenzo Bonomini

Paolo Vincenzo Bonomini (Italian, 1757–1834)

Drawings

Statue of Cupid in a Wall Niche, late 18th century. Paolo Vincenzo Bonomini (Italian, 1757–1834). Pen and black ink (ruled in places) with traces of graphite, heightened with traces of white ; sheet: 20.2 x 32.8 cm (7 15/16 x 12 15/16 in.); secondary support: 27.2 x 40.1 cm (10 11/16 x 15 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Henry H. Hawley in memory of Greta Millikin 1991.146

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Paolo Vincenzo Bonomini
Classification: Drawing
Formatted Medium: pen and black ink (ruled in places) with traces of graphite, heightened with traces of white
Medium: pen, black, ink, ruled, places, traces, graphite, heightened, white
Dimensions: Sheet: 20.2 x 32.8 cm (7 15/16 x 12 15/16 in.); Secondary Support: 27.2 x 40.1 cm (10 11/16 x 15 13/16 in.)
Inscribed: Inscription: by artist(?), center, in brown ink: [pieds?] [illegible] / <-------- 3: ----------------- 6: ------------> ; RECTO OF SECONDARY SUPPORT, lower center, in graphite: Detail de Niche dans un Boudoire~ / Style Louis XVI . fin du 18 eme Siecle ~ ; lower right, in graphite: N° 90 [sideways] ; VERSO OF SECONDARY SUPPORT, printed in black on separately applied piece of paper: 59 ; on same sheet, in brown ink: A[P?]
Departments: Drawings
Accession Number: 1991.146
Credit Line: Gift of Henry H. Hawley in memory of Greta Millikin
Exhibitions: Signs of Affection: Gifts Honoring the Museum's 75th Anniversary, CMA, "Signs of Affection: Gifts Honoring the Museum's 75th Anniversary" (Oct. 27, 1992-Jan. 3, 1993).
Rights Statement: CC0