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Giovanni Paolo Schor (1615-1674)
A design for a coach with the Chigi arms c. 1660
Black chalk and black wash | 21.0 x 15.2 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 905619
Giovanni Paolo Schor (1615-1674)
A design for a coach with the Chigi arms c. 1660
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A design for the rear of a coach for an entrada in Rome; showing the left-hand side with the Chigi arms enclosed in a circle and supported by putti. See also RCIN 905617, 905618, 904463.
Schor also designed carriages given by Pope Alexander VII to Queen Christina of Sweden on the occasion of her triumphal entry into Rome in 1655.Provenance
Probably acquired by George III in 1762 as part of the collection of Cardinal Alessandro Albani; first recorded in a Royal Collection inventory of c.1800-1820 (Inv. A, p. 114, as by Bernini: 'Two Carrs')
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Medium and techniques
Black chalk and black wash
Measurements
21.0 x 15.2 cm (sheet of paper)
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