Live Auction 6574Andrew Wyld: Connoisseur Dealer
Joseph Wilton (London 1722-1803)
Lot 71

Joseph Wilton (London 1722-1803)

Study of the Fountain of Neptune, Bologna and subsidiary studies of the ornaments

Closed10 July 2012

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GBP 9,375

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Joseph Wilton (London 1722-1803)
Study of the Fountain of Neptune, Bologna and subsidiary studies of the ornaments
inscribed 'populi commodo/...' (lower centre on the pedestal)
pencil, pen and brown ink and brown and grey wash on paper
11 x 8¼ in. (28 x 21 cm.)

Anonymous sale; Christie's, New York, 3 October 2007, lot 1032.

Specialist note

The fountain of Neptune was commissioned to celebrate the newly appointed Pope Pius IV, Giovanni Angelo di Medici. The architect, Tomasso Laureti, completed his work by 1565. Two years later Jean de Boulogne added the figure of Neptune, earning himself ever afterwards the nickname Gianbologna.