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After Guercino (Cento 1591-Bologna 1666)
Mars wearing a plumed helmet c. 1700-50
Red chalk offset, retouched in red chalk of a darker tone | 26.8 x 21.7 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 903065
After Guercino (Cento 1591-Bologna 1666)
Mars wearing a plumed helmet c. 1700-50
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An offset from a drawing of Mars, standing half length, in profile to the left, with his right hand on his hip and his left arm drawn back. He is dressed in armour, and a cloak is thrown over his right upper arm. This is derived from a study for a lost painting of The Enraged Mars restrained by Cupid. RCIN 903022 is an offset from another untraced drawing of Mars, preparatory to the same painting.
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.72: 'A Soldier')
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Medium and techniques
Red chalk offset, retouched in red chalk of a darker tone
Measurements
26.8 x 21.7 cm (sheet of paper)
Other number(s)
RL 3065
