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Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo and Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

Old Man with a Book

c. 1760, published in 1770

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Old Man with a Book

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo and Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

Old Man with a Book

Old Man with a Book

c. 1760, published in 1770

Physical Qualities Etching, Sheet: 164 x 121 mm. (6 7/16 x 4 3/4 in.) Image: 139 x 107 mm. (5 1/2 x 4 3/16 in.)
Portfolio/Series Plate 7 from the first series, 'Raccolta di Teste (Series of Heads)'
Credit Line Gift of Richard Lansburgh, Baltimore
Object Number 1992.152
Jacob Epstein, Baltimore; Richard Lansburgh

Inscribed: FACE: clean. VERSO: unable to view, hinged.

Markings: verso not visible

Artist

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo

Italian, 1727-1804

Italian, 1727-1804
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Artist

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

Italian, 1696-1770

Italian, 1696-1770
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THE OTHER DAY, I PULLED OFF ANOTHER SMART TRICK... I HAD SET UP A FIRM WITH A CAPITAL OF TEN MILLION FRANCS TO EXPLOIT TOP BOOTS IN CARDBOARD ... I HAD PLACED ONLY EIGHT SHARES WORTH A PETTY 1200 FRANCS... I CALLED TOGETHER MY EIGHT SHAREHOLDERS AND HELD FORTH IN SOMETHING LIKE THE FOLLOWING MANNER: "AH! GOOD-DAY YE STROLLING GENTLEMEN, HOW HANDSOME YOU ARE, HOW FINE YOU SEEM!" I PROMISED THEM MORE CHEESE THAN BREAD, I GAVE THEM A 50% DIVIDEND, I
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The other day, I pulled off another smart trick... I had set up a firm with a capital of ten million francs to exploit top boots in cardboard ... I had placed only eight shares worth a petty 1200 francs... I called together my eight shareholders and held forth in something like the following manner: "Ah! Good-day ye strolling gentlemen, how handsome you are, how fine you seem!" I promised them more cheese than bread, I gave them a 50% dividend, I warmed them up a bit and let them simmer... The following day they couldn't get hold of my shares fast enough, I placed all of them and at the next meeting I said: "The last time I did the books I made a mistake. I forgot to take into account the price of the cardboard and its fabrication. You must return the dividend I gave you, I'm going to hold it back... I put down nothing and kept back the r
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