Live Auction 2134Old Master and 19th Century Drawings
Stefano Della Bella (Florence 1610-1664)
Lot 14

Stefano Della Bella (Florence 1610-1664)

Studies of drummers, peasants and soldiers with swords and lances

Closed29 January 2009

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Stefano Della Bella (Florence 1610-1664)
Studies of drummers, peasants and soldiers with swords and lances
black chalk, pen and brown ink, grey wash, fragmentary watermark device, the corners cut
3 3/8 x 4¼ in. (86 x 108 mm.)

Thomas Tomkins (1743-1816); Mr. Hickman's Gallery, London, 25-28 February 1818, part of lot 289 (£32.10s.).
Robert Holford, thence by descent to
Sir George Holford; Sotheby's, London, 17 May 1928, part of lot 29b (as 'A series of some 270 drawings by Stefano della Bella, of a variety of subjects, including animals, birds, landscapes, figures, vessels, etc., collected by Thomas Tompkins, mounted in a finely bound red morocco volume with gilt tooling').
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 18 March 1975, part of lot 52, when acquired by the present owner.