Live Auction 17420Old Masters/New Scholars: Works of Art Sold to Benefit Rugby School
Francesco Monti, Il Brescianino (Brescia 1646-1712 Parma)
Lot 99

Francesco Monti, Il Brescianino (Brescia 1646-1712 Parma)

A cavalry encounter

Closed4 December 2018

Price Realised

GBP 875

Considering selling a similar item?

Discover its value with a complimentary estimate from our specialists.

More Information

How to sell

Francesco Monti, Il Brescianino (Brescia 1646-1712 Parma)
A cavalry encounter
with attribution 'di Fran.co Monti' (verso)
traces of black chalk, pen and brown ink, grey wash
14¾ x 10¼ in. (37.5 x 26 cm); and one other drawing:
(ii) Neapolitan (?) School, 17th Century, Head of Perseus, red chalk, 6¾ x 5 1/8 in. (17 x 13 cm)
(2)

(i) John Mcgouan, Edinburgh (d. 1803) (L. 1496).
Sir Thomas Lawrence, London (1769-1830) (L. 2445).
Samuel Woodburn, London (1786-1853), from the Collection of Sir Thomas Lawrence; Christie's, 4 June 1860, lot 29, 'a battle, BRESCIANO'; and six others (16s. to Bloxam).
M.H. Bloxam, by whom given to Rugby School Art Museum.
(ii) M.H. Bloxam, by whom given to Rugby School Art Museum.

Specialist note

Two drawings by Monti, bearing the same inscription as the present one are in the Musée Atger, Montpellier (see exhib. cat., Venice, op. cit., no. 62).