Giovanni Battista Cipriani R.A Sheet Of Neoclassical Figure Studies Circa.1780 Stipple Engraving Executed on laid paper trimmed

Executed on laid paper trimmed to lunette

tight coats the skirts of which open out in pleats below the waist

Study of an elegant female wearing an evening gown

Some soft diagonal creasing

Giovanni Battista Cipriani R.A Sheet Of Neoclassical Figure Studies Circa.1780 Stipple Engraving Executed on laid paper trimmedGiovanni Battista Cipriani R. A. 1727 1785 Anglo Italian School 18th. Century. Pen and ink drawing on laid paper. Neoclassical figure studies of maidens and cupid 23. 7 by 20 cms. Some timestaining and well repaired 1. 5 cm tear to right edge, all to no real detriment. Provenance: Davies Cooke catalogue number '9414' Gwysaney Hall. Born at Florence, Cipriani was bought to London in 1755 by the architect Sir William Chambers and the sculptor Joseph