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Orsi (Tranquillo, 1771-1845). Design for a Tomb

Sold for £420 at Dominic Winter Auctions on Mar 8, 2023.

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Orsi (Tranquillo, 1771-1845). Design for a Tomb * Orsi (Tranquillo, 1771-1845). Design for a Tomb, pen, brown ink and brown wash on laid paper, inscribed in pencil to lower margin (in a somewhat later hand) 'Tranqllo. Orsi', some light spotting and minor marks, sheet size 197 x 257 mm (7 3/4 x 10 1/4 ins), framed and glazed QTY: (1) NOTE: Provenance: Collection of Sir Lawrence Gowing Estates (1918-1991). Tranquillo Orsi was a professor of architecture in Venice, best known for his design for the interior of La Fenice opera house following the fire of 1836.

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