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A semi-nude woman holding a cup c. 1700-50
Red chalk offset, retouched in red chalk of a darker tone | 22.2 x 19.4 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 903021
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An offset of a drawing of a woman, standing half length, with her body turned slightly to the left and her head turned to the right; she is nude to the waist, but her head is covered by a shawl, and she wears a drapery which partially covers her body. She holds the cup in her left hand.
The figure might represent Sophonisba. For another offset of the same composition, see RCIN 903143.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: '...a half length figure of a Woman holding a Cup')
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Medium and techniques
Red chalk offset, retouched in red chalk of a darker tone
Measurements
22.2 x 19.4 cm (sheet of paper)
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RL 3021
