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Giovanni Lanfranco (1582-1647)
A study of the head of an old man c.1616-17
Black and white chalk on grey-green paper | 19.0 x 17.9 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 905678
Giovanni Lanfranco (1582-1647)
A study of the head of an old man c.1616-17
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A drawing of the head of a bearded man, seen from a low viewpoint; perhaps connected with the frescoes in S Agostino, Rome
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.1810 (Inv. A, p. 84: 'Study's for various paintings, not above three or four small Compositions in the whole Volume')
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Medium and techniques
Black and white chalk on grey-green paper
Measurements
19.0 x 17.9 cm (sheet of paper)
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