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Giacomo Cavedone (1577-1660)
The head of a young woman looking downwards
Charcoal heightened with white oil paint, on oiled paper | 35.7 x 23.5 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 905276
Giacomo Cavedone (1577-1660)
The head of a young woman looking downwards
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A drawing of the head of a young woman, tilted to the left, turned three quarters to the left; looking downwards to the left; with a veil and shawl.
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
35.7 x 23.5 cm (sheet of paper)
