ALESSANDRO GHERARDINI

(Florence 1655-circa 1726 Livorno) Study of a Saint seen from below. Red chalk on thin cream laid paper. 210x175 mm; 8x7 inches. The letter A in a shield watermark. Indiscernible early inscription "---scovano" in ink, verso. Ex-collection Paul Sandby (Lugt 2112, lower center recto). See Italiaanse Tekeningen, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, 1968, p. 21, no. 33.LANFRANCO ????????