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After Guercino (Cento 1591-Bologna 1666)
A bearded saint in a landscape c. 1700-50
Red chalk offset, retouched in red chalk of a darker tone | 29.9 x 21.3 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 903016
After Guercino (Cento 1591-Bologna 1666)
A bearded saint in a landscape c. 1700-50
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An offset of a drawing of a saint, half length, with his body facing the viewer, holding a drapery which is wrapped around his body. He turns his head to look at a book lying open in the bottom left corner. Behind him, to the left, is a tree, and to the right a steep hill rises in the distance.
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.70: 'St. Jerome')
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Medium and techniques
Red chalk offset, retouched in red chalk of a darker tone
Measurements
29.9 x 21.3 cm (sheet of paper)
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Other number(s)
RL 3016
