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Carlo Maratti (1625-1713)

A portrait of a man wearing a wig

Red chalk | 29.6 x 21.1 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 905188

A portrait of a man wearing a wig

Carlo Maratti (1625-1713)

A portrait of a man wearing a wig

Royal Collection Trust/© His Majesty King Charles III 2022

Royal Collection Trust/© His Majesty King Charles III 2022

Description

A head and shoulders portrait of a middle-aged or elderly man, turned three-quarters to the left. He sports a wig of long locks.

Provenance

Probably acquired by George III in 1762 as part of the collection of Cardinal Alessandro Albani
People involved

Creator(s)

Search the collection Carlo Maratti (1625-1713)
(artist)

Acquirer(s)

Search the collection View the person page George III, King of the United Kingdom (1738-1820)
Physical properties

Medium and techniques

Red chalk

Measurements

29.6 x 21.1 cm (sheet of paper)
Groupings
Object type(s)
visual works
drawings/watercolours
References

Other number(s)

RL 5188

B(R) : Blunt, A.F. & Cooke, H.L., 1960. The Roman Drawings of the XVII and XVIII Centuries in the Collection of Her Majesty The Queen at Windsor Castle, London – B(R) 1073

B(M) : Blunt, A.F., 1971, 'Miscellaneous' in Schilling, E. The German Drawings in the Collection of Her Majesty The Queen at Windsor Castle, London and New York – B(M) 291

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