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1 of 253523 objects
After Guercino (Cento 1591-Bologna 1666)
The Dead Christ c. 1700-50
Red chalk offset, retouched in red chalk of a darker tone | 22.5 x 28.2 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 903168
After Guercino (Cento 1591-Bologna 1666)
The Dead Christ c. 1700-50
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An offset of a drawing of the dead Christ, lying on the ground with the upper part of his body propped upright against a large rock on the left. The original drawing is an untraced preparatory study for the Pietà of 1644, in the Cathedral at Autun (see also RCIN 902729).
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
22.5 x 28.2 cm (sheet of paper)
Other number(s)
RL 3168
