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School of Carlo Maratti (1625-1713)
The head of an angel 1652-7
Red chalk | 24.3 x 18.2 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 904217
School of Carlo Maratti (1625-1713)
The head of an angel 1652-7
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A drawing of the head of an angel, turned in profile to the left. This is probably a school drawing after the angel in the painting of The Agony in the Garden, in the Capella Ludovisi, church of S Isidoro, Rome.
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')
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Medium and techniques
Red chalk
Measurements
24.3 x 18.2 cm (sheet of paper)
