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Guercino (Cento 1591-Bologna 1666)
Cato at Utica saying farewell to his son after having decided to commit suicide 1637
Pen and slight traces of wash | 20.7 x 17.6 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 902569
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A drawing of two three-quarter length figures, with Cato on the left, wearing long robes and a hat, about to embrace his son, who approaches him from the right. A study for the painting of the same title in the Musée des Beaux-Arts, Marseille.
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.63: 'The Return of the Prodigal Son')
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Medium and techniques
Pen and slight traces of wash
Measurements
20.7 x 17.6 cm (sheet of paper)
Object type(s)
Other number(s)
RL 2569
