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Attributed to Andrea Sacchi (1599-1661)
A nymph, centaurs and a leopard
Black and white chalk, touched with white, on grey-blue paper | 33.3 x 22.6 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 904948
Attributed to Andrea Sacchi (1599-1661)
A nymph, centaurs and a leopard
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A drawing of a nymph, two adult centaurs, a juvenile centaur, and a leopard. This is possibly a study after antique sculpture.
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 52 'Study's for various Compositions and Academical figures')
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Medium and techniques
Black and white chalk, touched with white, on grey-blue paper
Measurements
33.3 x 22.6 cm (sheet of paper)
