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Pietro de' Pietri (1663-1716)
St Louis presented to the Virgin and Child by St Francis
Black chalk | 20.7 x 16.8 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 905659
Pietro de' Pietri (1663-1716)
St Louis presented to the Virgin and Child by St Francis
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A drawing of St Louis kneeling before the Virgin and Child, with St Francis standing on the left. St Elizabeth and the Infant Baptist are to the right of the Virgin, and a cross stands on the extreme left. For a varitation on this composition, see RCIN 904432.
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.110: among 21 'Ditto of Pietro de Petris. And five of the School of Carlo Maratti')
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Medium and techniques
Black chalk
Measurements
20.7 x 16.8 cm (sheet of paper)
