Caricature of a Gentleman and Other Studies, 1727–1804, Pen and dark brown ink, brush and brown wash, over black chalk, 10-11/16 x 7-5/16 in. (27.1 x 18.5 cm), Drawings, Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo (Italian, Venice 1727–1804 Venice), Domenico Tiepolo's proficiency as a caricaturist is well exemplified by this sheet, which if it were not signed, might easily be taken for the work of his father, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo. Above the standing gentleman appears a bouquet of the character heads that occur in many of Domenico's paintings and etchings; at the left border there are sketches of a hand and the tip of a quiver
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