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The attribution to Foggini was rejected by Peter Ward-Jackson, as well as by Kira d’Alburquerque (written communication, 21 December 2009). As she reported, the same ‘signature’ appears on four drawings of horses in landscapes, one of which appeared in a sale at Sotheby’s, New York, 25 April 1996 (lot 723). These, too, may be copies after Dutch originals.","briefDescription":"Drawing, 'Two sheep, One Pissing', copy after Nicolaes (Pietersz.) Berchem, formerly attributed to Giovanni Battista Foggini, Dutch school, 17th century \r\n","bibliographicReferences":[{"reference":{"text":"","id":""},"details":"","free":"<u>Catalogue of the Ionides Collection</u>, p.11."},{"reference":{"text":"","id":""},"details":"","free":"Jane Shoaf Turner and Christopher White, <u>Catalogue of Dutch and Flemish Drawings in the Victoria and Albert Museum</u>, London, 2014, vol. 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