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Giacomo Cavedone (1577-1660)
The head of Christ with the Crown of Thorns
Charcoal and white chalk on pale blue-grey paper | 34.5 x 25.1 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 905286
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A drawing of the head of a bearded man, full face, and tilted slightly to the left; with a loosely indicated Crown of Thorns.
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 pale blue-grey paper
Measurements
34.5 x 25.1 cm (sheet of paper)
