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School of Guercino (Cento 1591-Bologna 1666)
The Guardian Angel c. 1641
Pen and wash | 22.4 x 14.5 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 902549
School of Guercino (Cento 1591-Bologna 1666)
The Guardian Angel c. 1641
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A drawing of a guardian angel, half length, pointing upwards with his right hand and looking downwards at the child, whose head and shoulders are visible in the centre foreground. This drawing, along RCIN 902685 and 902577, may be connected with the altarpiece of 1641 in the Museo Civico Malatestiano, Fano. RCIN 902549 and 902577 appear to have been done by the same school hand.
Etched in reverse by G. Vitalba (Boydell, I, 70)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.62)
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Medium and techniques
Pen and wash
Measurements
22.4 x 14.5 cm (sheet of paper)
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RL 2549
