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1 of 253523 objects
After Guercino (Cento 1591-Bologna 1666)
The Annunciate Angel c. 1700-50
Red chalk offset, retouched in red chalk of a darker tone | 24.1 x 19.2 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 903136
After Guercino (Cento 1591-Bologna 1666)
The Annunciate Angel c. 1700-50
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An offset of a drawing of an angel, full length, in profile to the left, kneeling on a cloud. His right hand reaches forward to the left, and he raises his left hand to point upwards. His wings are outspread behind him to each side. This offset reflects an untraced study for the altarpiece of The Annunciation, in the church of S Domenico, Ancona, painted in 1662.
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
24.1 x 19.2 cm (sheet of paper)
Other number(s)
RL 3136
