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A woman holding a cup c. 1650-1700
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) | 16.6 x 21.7 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 902939
School of Guercino (Cento 1591-Bologna 1666)
A woman holding a cup c. 1650-1700
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A drawing of a woman, half-length, looking upwards towards the left. She holds a cup with both her hands. This figure might represent Sophonisba about to take poison.
RCIN 903147 is an offset of this drawing with variations in certain details introduced by the coarse hand of the retoucher.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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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)
Measurements
16.6 x 21.7 cm (sheet of paper)
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RL 2939
