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Giacomo Cavedone (1577-1660)
The head of a bearded man in profile
Charcoal heightened with white oil paint, on oiled paper | 36.5 x 22.9 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 905266
Giacomo Cavedone (1577-1660)
The head of a bearded man in profile
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A drawing of the head of a bald, bearded man, in profile to the right and looking downwards. Drawn from the same model as represented in RCIN 990834.
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
36.5 x 22.9 cm (sheet of paper)
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