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A bearded ecclesiastic c. 1650-1700
Red chalk, heightened with white | 18.7 x 24.8 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 902932
School of Guercino (Cento 1591-Bologna 1666)
A bearded ecclesiastic c. 1650-1700
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A drawing of the head and shoulders of an ecclesiastic: he is looking upwards, in profile to the right, and wearing a cope. Visible through the paper in the top right corner is an inscription on the verso in ink: D.
RCIN 903012 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.68: one of a group of 42 drawings; 'mostly Heads, and some few half length single Figures'. This group comprises RCIN 902921 to 902962 inclusive.)
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Medium and techniques
Red chalk, heightened with white
Measurements
18.7 x 24.8 cm (sheet of paper)
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RL 2932
