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A bearded man in armour c. 1650-1700
Pen, point of the brush, and wash | 30.5 x 23.7 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 902419
School of Guercino (Cento 1591-Bologna 1666)
A bearded man in armour c. 1650-1700
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A drawing of a bearded man in armour, half length, grasping a staff held at the right with both hands. He is bare-headed and looks towards the left.
This figure resembles, in reverse, that of Mars in the painting Mars, Venus, Cupid and Time, at Dunham Massey, Cheshire.
Etched in reverse, with elaborations, by F. Bartolozzi (Boydell, I, 18; Calabi 2139).
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.61)
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Medium and techniques
Pen, point of the brush, and wash
Measurements
30.5 x 23.7 cm (sheet of paper)
Other number(s)
RL 2419
