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Carlo Maratti (1625-1713)
A portrait of Clement IX c.1667-77
Red chalk, touches of white | 29.3 x 20.3 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 904111
Carlo Maratti (1625-1713)
A portrait of Clement IX c.1667-77
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A portrait drawing of Pope Clement IX, head and shoulders, turned three quarters to the right. The identification of the sitter is based on a drawing of this Pope at Lyons, also attributed to Maratta.
Provenance
Probably acquired by George III in 1762 as part of the collection of Cardinal Alessandro Albani; first recorded in a Royal Collection inventory of c.1810 (Inv. A, p. 107: amongst fourteen 'Study's of Heads')
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Medium and techniques
Red chalk, touches of white
Measurements
29.3 x 20.3 cm (sheet of paper)
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