The Siren's Grotto at Tivoli, Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823, Black chalk, pen and black ink, brush and brown watercolor on cream laid paper, On recto: two artists are shown, drawing. Three men at the bottom of the falls. Houses of Tivoli visible at the top. Framing line and caption: “Tivoli 10 – la grotto della sirena;” “20” at the top. On verso: sketches for ceiling with fifteen panels, quarter of a ceiling with winged genii, plant candelabra, three curved friezes with grotesque animals. “21” above., Italy, ca. 1813, landscapes, Drawing

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