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1 of 253523 objects
After Guercino (Cento 1591-Bologna 1666)
The head and shoulders of an old woman c. 1700-50
Red chalk offset, extensively retouched in red chalk of a darker tone | 18.4 x 17.0 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 903141
After Guercino (Cento 1591-Bologna 1666)
The head and shoulders of an old woman c. 1700-50
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An offset from a drawing of the head and shoulders of an old woman, looking downwards to the right; almost in profile with her head covered by a shawl. The original drawing is a preparatory study for the head of St Anne in The Presentation in the Temple, one of four Scenes from the Nativity of Christ in the fresco in the cupola and drum of Piacenza Cathedral, painted by Guercino in 1626-7. The drawing is in a private collection.
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, extensively retouched in red chalk of a darker tone
Measurements
18.4 x 17.0 cm (sheet of paper)
Other number(s)
RL 3141
