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Guercino (Cento 1591-Bologna 1666)
The assassination of Amnon at the feast of his half-brother, Absalom 1628
Pen and wash | 20.4 x 27.1 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 902398
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A composition drawing of four half-length figures: Absalom on the left, wearing a plumed hat, is seated at a table looking to the right; two bearded men with raised daggers are attacking Amnon on the right who has his head thrown back and right arm outstretched. Study for a painting known from a copy in the Pinacoteca Nazionale, Bologna.
Etched in 1764 by F. Bartolozzi ( Boydell, I, 9; Calabi 2130).Provenance
Bequeathed by the artist to Benedetto and Cesare Gennari; from whose descendants purchased by Richard Dalton for George III, c.1758-63; first recorded in a Royal Collection inventory of c.1800-1820 (Inv.A, p.60: 'Assassinations, Engrav'd by F. Bartolozzi')
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Medium and techniques
Pen and wash
Measurements
20.4 x 27.1 cm (sheet of paper)
Category
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Other number(s)
RL 2398
