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Giovanni Lanfranco (1582-1647)

A study of the head of an old man

Black and white chalk on grey-brown paper | 35.7 x 25.3 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 905347

A study of the head of an old man

Giovanni Lanfranco (1582-1647)

A study of the head of an old man

Royal Collection Trust/© His Majesty King Charles III 2022

Royal Collection Trust/© His Majesty King Charles III 2022

Description

A study of the head of a bearded man, turned three quarters to the right

Provenance

Probably acquired by George III in 1762 as part of the collection of Cardinal Alessandro Albani
People involved

Creator(s)

Search the collection Giovanni Lanfranco (1582-1647)
(artist)

Acquirer(s)

Search the collection View the person page George III, King of the United Kingdom (1738-1820)
Physical properties

Medium and techniques

Black and white chalk on grey-brown paper

black chalk, white chalk

drawing

Measurements

35.7 x 25.3 cm (sheet of paper)
Groupings
Object type(s)
visual works
drawings/watercolours
References

Other number(s)

RL 5347

B(R) : Blunt, A.F. & Cooke, H.L., 1960. The Roman Drawings of the XVII and XVIII Centuries in the Collection of Her Majesty The Queen at Windsor Castle, London – B(R) 230

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