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Carlo Maratti (1625-1713)
The head of an angel
Red chalk heightened with white | 25.7 x 19.4 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 904208
Carlo Maratti (1625-1713)
The head of an angel
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A drawing after the head of an angel from Guido Reni's fresco of the Concert of Angels, in the Oratory of St Silvia, Church of S Gregorio al Celio, Rome. See also RCIN 903248, 904209, 904197.
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. 108: 'Of Heads, Madonnas. Christ. St. John. Angels, and two or three from Raphael')
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Medium and techniques
Red chalk heightened with white
Measurements
25.7 x 19.4 cm (sheet of paper)
