A winged female figure
attributed to Michelangelo Maestri (d.1812)
Category
Art / Drawings and watercolours
Date
c. 1775 - 1825
Materials
Gouache on paper
Measurements
175 x 275 mm
Order this imageCollection
Saltram, Devon
NT 872227.6
Summary
Gouache on paper, a winged female figure (? an allegory of Victory), holding a floral wreath, and standing between various types of vases, one of ten drawings of classical figures, after frescoes at the Villa of Cicero, attributed to or manner of Michelangelo Maestri (1741 - Rome 1812), late 18th - early 19th century. Against a black background and within a gilt moulded frame.
Provenance
Given to the National Trust as part of the endowment by Montagu Brownlow Parker, 5th Earl of Morley (1878-1962)
Makers and roles
attributed to Michelangelo Maestri (d.1812), artist previously catalogued as by British (English) School, artist