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1 of 253523 objects
After Guercino (Cento 1591-Bologna 1666)
The head and shoulders of a woman c. 1700-50
Red chalk offset, retouched in red chalk of a darker tone | 18.4 x 24.3 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 903132
After Guercino (Cento 1591-Bologna 1666)
The head and shoulders of a woman c. 1700-50
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An offset of a drawing of the head and shoulders of a woman, turned slightly to the left and looking upwards to the left. Her shoulders are covered by loose drapery, which she appears to hold in place with her left hand. There are ears of corn or foliage in her hair. This offset appears to record a lost study for figure in RCIN 902492, which is probably that of Flora/ Primavera drawn in connection with a commission of 1632.
This is one of 116 offsets not listed in Inventory A (RCIN 903079-903195). The following note in an old, but later, hand is found overleaf on p. 72 of the inventory: 'There appears to be no Catalogue of the drawings of Guercino, termed off-tracts contained in Volumes XV & XVI of his Works.'Provenance
Benedetto and Cesare Gennari; from whose descendants purchased by Richard Dalton for George III, c.1758-63
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Medium and techniques
Red chalk offset, retouched in red chalk of a darker tone
Measurements
18.4 x 24.3 cm (sheet of paper)
Object type(s)
Other number(s)
RL 3132
