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Giacomo Cavedone (1577-1660)
The head of a man, looking downwards
Charcoal and white chalk on brown oiled paper, with some stumping | 30.6 x 22.8 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 905269
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A drawing of the head of a balding bearded man, looking downwards to left. Apparently a study from the same model as represented in RCIN 905282.
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 chalk on brown oiled paper, with some stumping
Measurements
30.6 x 22.8 cm (sheet of paper)
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