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Guercino (Cento 1591-Bologna 1666)
A grotesque creature c. 1620-40
Pen and wash | 17.2 x 22.9 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 902672
Guercino (Cento 1591-Bologna 1666)
902672.jpg c. 1620-40
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A drawing of a monster, full length, its head a cross between that of a dog and a monkey; its body is that of a plucked bird, but instead of a tail it terminates in a human foot. It walks to the left on the legs of a cock.
A pen and wash drawing by Guercino, featuring a similarly hideous creature, was acquired in 1977 by the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, from the Gathorne-Hardy Collection.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
Pen and wash
Measurements
17.2 x 22.9 cm (sheet of paper)
Category
Object type(s)
Other number(s)
RL 2672
