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Giacomo Cavedone (1577-1660)
Recto: two female heads. Verso: the head of a man in a turban
Black chalk on brown paper | 40.0 x 25.3 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 905292
Giacomo Cavedone (1577-1660)
Recto: two female heads. Verso: the head of a man in a turban
Giacomo Cavedone (1577-1660)
Recto: two female heads. Verso: the head of a man in a turban
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Recto: a drawing of two female heads, one lost profile to the right, the other turned in profile to the left; probably after one model, her hair gathered at the back of her head. Verso: the head of a bearded man wearing a turban, turned in profile to the left.
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 on brown paper
Measurements
40.0 x 25.3 cm (sheet of paper)
