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The head of a man in a turban
Charcoal heightened with white oil paint, on oiled paper | 32.2 x 22.2 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 905256

Giacomo Cavedone (1577-1660)
The head of a man in a turban
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A drawing of the head of a bearded man, turned to the right and wearing a turban
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 heightened with white oil paint, on oiled paper
Measurements
32.2 x 22.2 cm (sheet of paper)