Giovanni Battista Mercati, a) View of the Suburra with Santa Maria Maggiore in the background; b) Classical ruins near San Pietro in Vincoli. Pair of drawings

Ink on brown laid paper
cm. 10,5x17 each
a) the drawing bears an ink inscription in the upper margin: '16. DALLA SUBURRA A S.TA MARIA MAGGIORE". The drawing bears on the verso the stamp of the Sacchetti collection; b) The drawing bears an ink inscription on the upper margin: "12. IL MEDESIMO". The drawing bears on the verso the stamp of the Sacchetti collection.

The two sheets probably constitute preparatory drawings for the series of Views of Rome by Giovanni Battista Mercati published in Rome in 1629.

a) the drawing bears an ink inscription in the upper margin: '16. DALLA SUBURRA A S.TA MARIA MAGGIORE". The drawing bears on the verso the stamp of the Sacchetti collection; b) The drawing bears an ink inscription on the upper margin: "12. IL MEDESIMO". The drawing bears on the verso the stamp of the Sacchetti collection.

The two sheets probably constitute preparatory drawings for the series of Views of Rome by Giovanni Battista Mercati published in Rome in 1629.