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Copy after Pietro da Cortona (Cortona 1596-Rome 1669)
A design for a monument to John Barclay c. 1621-61
Pen and grey wash on brown paper, over black chalk | 37.0 x 17.1 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 904450
Copy after Pietro da Cortona (Cortona 1596-Rome 1669)
A design for a monument to John Barclay c. 1621-61
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A drawing of a design for a tomb; the arms at the top are those of the Barberini, with a cardinal's hat. Inscribed; Pietro da Cortona Annag. Coronna de' Pittori. This is a copy after an original design by Cortona, for a monument to the novelist and poet John Barclay (d. 1621), Staatliche Graphische Sammlung, Munich (Inv no. 2631Z).
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.1800-1820
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Medium and techniques
Pen and grey wash on brown paper, over black chalk
Measurements
37.0 x 17.1 cm (sheet of paper)
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RL 4450Alternative title(s)
Design for a tomb
