Lot 164: Leonardo Marini , circa 1730 - circa 1787 Three Pairs of Designs for Theatrical Costumes: Tartaro and Tartara; Pastore and Pastora; and Cavaliere del 5 e Cento and Dama del 5 e Cento; Pen and brown ink and watercolor; all titled below and numbered

Pen and brown ink and watercolor; all titled below and numbered upper right, the second and third pair with additional inscriptions Quantity: 6

measurements note each circa 333 by 225 mm

Marquis de Carails

This and the following two lots were once part of a volume of costume designs which belonged to the Marquis de Carails. The designs were made for four dramas performed at the Reale Teatro, Turin, including Calipso and Talemacho. The volume's title described the artist as designer to King Vittorio Amadeo III of Sardinia, and was dated 1777, by which time Marini had been designing costumes for the theatre for eight years.