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Guercino (Cento 1591-Bologna 1666)
A winged putto resting on clouds c. 1663
Red chalk | 19.2 x 13.6 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 902735
Guercino (Cento 1591-Bologna 1666)
902735.jpg c. 1663
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A drawing of a putto, almost full length, reclining with his head to the left and his feet to the right. He looks backwards to the right and points upwards with his right hand. Possibly related to the altarpiece of St Thomas Aquinas writing the Hymn in Honour of the Holy Sacrament, painted for the church of San Domenico, Bologna.
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.65)
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Medium and techniques
Red chalk
Measurements
19.2 x 13.6 cm (sheet of paper)
Other number(s)
RL 2735
