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A study of a sleeping soldier
Black and white chalk on grey-brown paper | 35.6 x 25.1 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 905691

Attributed to Giovanni Lanfranco (1582-1647)
A study of a sleeping soldier
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A drawing of a man in armour, reclining with his right hand to his head; presumably a study for a Resurrection
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-brown paper
Measurements
35.6 x 25.1 cm (sheet of paper)
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