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A seated youth c. 1650-1700
Black chalk | 24.0 x 18.9 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 902639
School of Guercino (Cento 1591-Bologna 1666)
A seated youth c. 1650-1700
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A drawing of a young man, full face, with his nude torso half turned to the right and with draperies over his left arm, which rests on some support at the same level as his shoulders. Visible through the paper at the top right corner is an illegible character or numeral inscribed on the verso in ink.
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.64)
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Medium and techniques
Black chalk
Measurements
24.0 x 18.9 cm (sheet of paper)
Object type(s)
Other number(s)
RL 2639
