Lot 370: Attributed to Jean-Robert Ango (active 1759-1770) bacchantes worshipping at an altar. Bears

Name: Attributed to Jean-Robert Ango (active 1759-1770) bacchantes worshipping at an altar. Bears
Brand: Sotheby's
SKU: 80u5995ats

Est: $2,000 USD - $3,000 USD

Sotheby'sNew York, NY, USJanuary 23, 2001

Item Overview

Description

Attributed to Jean-Robert Ango (active 1759-1770) bacchantes worshipping at an altar. Bears inscription: H.Roberti/Roma MDCCLVII. Black chalk. 202 by 289mm. Very little is known of Ango's life, but he was a prolific draftsman, usually working in red or black chalks. Although many of his surviving drawings are copies after the Old Masters, some are after his contemporaries such as Fragonard and Hubert Robert.

Attributed to Jean-Robert Ango (active 1759-1770)
bacchantes worshipping at an altar.
Bears inscription: H.Roberti/Roma MDCCLVII.
Black chalk.
202 by 289mm.
Very little is known of Ango's life, but he was a prolific draftsman, usually working in red or black chalks. Although many of his surviving drawings are copies after the Old Masters, some are after his contemporaries such as Fragonard and Hubert Robert.

Artist or Maker

Jean-Robert Ango

Auction Details

Old Master Drawings

Sotheby's

January 23, 2001, 12:00 AM EST

1334 York Avenue, New York, NY, 10021, US

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