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After Guercino (Cento 1591-Bologna 1666)
A winged putto in flight c. 1700-50
Red chalk offset, retouched in red chalk of a darker tone | 17.2 x 20.3 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 902981
After Guercino (Cento 1591-Bologna 1666)
A winged putto in flight c. 1700-50
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An offset from a drawing of a putto, full length and seen almost from the front, placed diagonally beneath a cloud with his legs to the right. He turns his head to look upwards and to the right. A small drapery flutters below his body.
This is derived from a drawing, now untraced, for the same putto as that studied in RCIN 902711, which is preparatory for The Annunciation, in the Ospedale Maggiore, Milan. The putto concerned is painted with a drapery fluttering beneath him.Provenance
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.69)
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Medium and techniques
Red chalk offset, retouched in red chalk of a darker tone
Measurements
17.2 x 20.3 cm (sheet of paper)
Other number(s)
RL 2981
