Papal Cartouche

ca. 1740–41

Not on view

Drawing of a papal cartouche, according to the inscriptions designed by Francesco Borromini and given to the Swedish architect Adelcrantz by the author, based on their respective dates, this was presumably an unknown intermediary. The cartouche is so far not identified as an existing work by Borromini.

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Provenance

Title: Papal Cartouche
Artist: Carl Frederick Adelcrantz (Swedish, 1716–1796)
Artist: After Francesco Borromini (Italian, Bissone near Lugano 1599–1667 Rome) (?)
Date: ca. 1740–41
Medium: Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash over traces of black chalk; beige and black framing lines
Dimensions: Overall: 10 3/16 x 6 15/16in. (25.9 x 17.6cm)
Classifications: Drawings, Ornament & Architecture
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1948
Object Number: 48.148(1)
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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