THE MAGNANIMITY OF SCIPIO about 1728
JEAN RESTOUT THE YOUNGER
Rouen 1692 – 1768 Paris
Pen, ink and wash on paper
23.5 x 32.5 cm / 9.3 x 12.8 inches; mat 31 x 42 cm / 12.2 x 16.5 inches, unframed
in the lower left corner is the owner's inscription from the beginning of the 19th century : Jean Restoux Col. de Spengler n 976
The owner's initials (J.C.S.) and coat of arms are stamped at the bottom center of the sheet of paper
PROVENANCE
Collection of Johan Conrad Spengler (1767-1839), Director of the Museum and the Picture Gallery, Copenhagen
France, private collection