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After Guercino (Cento 1591-Bologna 1666)
Veturia and Volumnia beseeching Coriolanus to spare Rome c. 1700-50
Red chalk offset, retouched in red chalk of a darker tone | 34.5 x 25.0 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 903028
After Guercino (Cento 1591-Bologna 1666)
Veturia and Volumnia beseeching Coriolanus to spare Rome c. 1700-50
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An offset of a full-length composition drawing, RCIN 902378: Veturia, the mother of Coriolanus, and Volumnia, his wife, kneel before him. He stands on the right, in profile to the left, and lets his sword fall from his left hand; in the background are indications of soldiers amongst tents. The drawing from which this coarsely retouched offset derives is a study for the painting of Veturia and Volumnia beseeching Coriolanus to spare Rome, in the Musée des Beaux-Arts at Caen.
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.71)
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Medium and techniques
Red chalk offset, retouched in red chalk of a darker tone
Measurements
34.5 x 25.0 cm (sheet of paper)
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Other number(s)
RL 3028
