Lot 16: Antonio Maria Zanetti (Venice 1679-1767)

Antonio Maria Zanetti (Venice 1679-1767)
Twelve drawings after the series of Philosophers painted by Paolo Veronese, Battista Franco, Tintoretto and others for the Biblioteca Marciana, Venice
six with inscription 'Tintoretto', two with inscription 'Paolo Veronese', two with inscription 'Battista Franco', one with inscription 'Porta Salviati', and one with inscription 'Andrea Schiavone' (on the versos)
black chalk, point of the brush and brown wash, with watermarks ALCINARDI
17 5/8 x 11½ in. (44.8 x 29.2 cm.)
with extensive notes by James Byam Shaw on the backs of the frames (12)

Purchased in Italy by Lord Mount Temple, circa 1912.
Countess Mountbatten.
with Colnaghi, London, 1952.