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A symbolic or magical subject c. 1630
Pen and wash | 17.6 x 18.8 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 902760

Guercino (Cento 1591-Bologna 1666)
902760.jpg c. 1630
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A drawing of a fantastic, composite figure squatting almost full length on the ground, with its head made up of three faces; two in profile - one middle-aged and the other young; behind this figure is a thick slab of stone; on the left, behind this screen, a devil kneels and touches the chin of the middle-aged face; on the right, behind the screen, another devil pours liquid from a jug into a funnel on head of the squatting figure. The liquid drips through the nose of the aged face in the middle, into a flask placed betwen the figure's legs.
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: 'A Carricatura')
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Medium and techniques
Pen and wash
Measurements
17.6 x 18.8 cm (sheet of paper)
Object type(s)
Other number(s)
RL 2760