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Giacomo Cavedone (1577-1660)
The head of a child
Black chalk heightened with white | 28.9 x 18.9 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 905287
Giacomo Cavedone (1577-1660)
The head of a child
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A drawing of the head of a child with curly hair, facing front. Probably after a sculpture.
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
Black chalk heightened with white
Measurements
28.9 x 18.9 cm (sheet of paper)
