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Guercino (Cento 1591-Bologna 1666)
A sleeping youth c. 1620-40
Black chalk, with some stumping, heightened with white, on light-buff paper | 25.4 x 31.7 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 902901
Guercino (Cento 1591-Bologna 1666)
902901.jpg c. 1620-40
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A drawing of a young man, half length, seated with his body turned to the left and his face buried in his arms, which rest on a stone slab. This is evidently a study from life.
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.67)
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Medium and techniques
Black chalk, with some stumping, heightened with white, on light-buff paper
Measurements
25.4 x 31.7 cm (sheet of paper)
Object type(s)
Other number(s)
RL 2901
