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A male nude figure, seated, supporting a rock on his shoulder
Red chalk, heightened with white | 56.5 x 37.0 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 904888
Andrea Sacchi (1599-1661)
A male nude figure, seated, supporting a rock on his shoulder
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A study of a nude male, seated to the left with his knees bent and his shoulder forced up against the surface of a rock as if supporting its weight. Inscribed in the lower left corner; Pittore Andrea Sacchi Romano.
Provenance
Probably Carlo Maratta, and thus purchased by Pope Clement XI, 1703; by whom bequeathed to his nephew Alessandro Albani, 1721; from whom purchased by George III, 1762; first recorded in a Royal Collection inventory of c.1800-1820 (Inv. A, p. 106: among 'Twenty three Academical figures')
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Medium and techniques
Red chalk, heightened with white
Measurements
56.5 x 37.0 cm (sheet of paper)
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