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A bearded man writing c. 1650-1700
Red chalk | 23.5 x 19.2 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 902827
School of Guercino (Cento 1591-Bologna 1666)
A bearded man writing c. 1650-1700
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A drawing of a man standing, over half length, facing the spectator with his pen poised over a sheet of paper, which is placed on a small table to the left.
Visible through the paper are the following inscriptions on the verso, in ink: at the top right corner, Aa, and in the bottom left corner, 19, and slightly higher, 2.
RCIN 903161 is a coarsely retouched offset of this drawing.
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.66)
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Medium and techniques
Red chalk
Measurements
23.5 x 19.2 cm (sheet of paper)
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Other number(s)
RL 2827
