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Giacomo Cavedone (1577-1660)
The head of a bishop
Charcoal and white oil paint on brown oiled paper | 34.0 x 23.2 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 905253
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A drawing of the head of a bearded bishop (saint?), wearing a mitre and looking upwards to the right. Probably a study from the same model as represented in RCIN 905288.
Provenance
Consul Joseph Smith; from whom bought by George III c.1760; first recorded in a Royal Collection inventory of c.1800-20 (Inv.A. p.84: as among 'Teste di Cavedone. Although slight yet Drawn with great Fire and Spirit, most as large as life')
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Medium and techniques
Charcoal and white oil paint on brown oiled paper
Measurements
34.0 x 23.2 cm (sheet of paper)
