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Carlo Maratti (1625-1713)
The head of a woman in peasant's dress
Red chalk | 38.2 x 25.8 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 904363
Carlo Maratti (1625-1713)
The head of a woman in peasant's dress
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A portrait drawing of the head and shoulders of a woman, turned three quarters to the right. She wears a simple cloth headdress and a dress with ties at the shoulders. A woman wearing the same headdress appears in a drawing at Frankfurt, representing a bishop confirming.
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. 109: 'Portrait of a Country Girl')
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Medium and techniques
Red chalk
Measurements
38.2 x 25.8 cm (sheet of paper)
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