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Giacomo Cavedone (1577-1660)
The head of a bearded man, looking to the right
Charcoal heightened with white oil paint, on oiled paper | 35.2 x 25.1 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 905260
Giacomo Cavedone (1577-1660)
The head of a bearded man, looking to the right
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A drawing of the head and shoulders of a bald, bearded man; turned three quarters to the right, he is looking upwards.
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
35.2 x 25.1 cm (sheet of paper)
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