Giovanni Battista Cipriani R.A. Large Chalk Drawing Venus And Cupid Circa.1780 Sport The Society of British Artists

The Society of British Artists

5  cms overall in frame

Gilded pierced composition frame within a wooden box frame

extensively annotated in ink by a contemporary hand with playing instructions

Gabriel de Saint-Aubin 1724-1780

Giovanni Battista Cipriani R.A. Large Chalk Drawing Venus And Cupid Circa.1780 Sport The Society of British ArtistsAttr. Giovanni Battista Cipriani R. A 1727 1785 Anglo Italian School 18th. Century. Venus And Cupids. Red and black chalk on buff paper laid on card. 31. 7 by 42. 4 cms. Provenance: Swann Galleries New York 23 01 2003 Lot 141. Born at Florence, Cipriani was bought to London in 1755 by the architect Sir William Chambers and the sculptor Joseph Wilton who had met him in Rome. He was employed in the decoration of many public and private houses and in