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Apollo c. 1650-1700
Black and white chalk on grey-blue paper | 32.9 x 27.2 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 906098
Follower of Sassoferrato (1609-85)
Apollo c. 1650-1700
Follower of Sassoferrato (1609-85)
Apollo c. 1650-1700
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A study for a figure of Apollo, half-length, playing a viol. His head, tilted backwards and to the left, is wreathed with laurel. A length of fabric draped over his left shoulder, leaves his upper body exposed. The drawing has been squared for enlargement.
Provenance
Bought in Rome by Richard Dalton, c.1768-9, on behalf of George III (20 scudi for a group of 67 drawings by Sassoferrato, RCIN 906046-906112; see list of disbursements in Royal Archives, 15602-3)
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Medium and techniques
Black and white chalk on grey-blue paper
Measurements
32.9 x 27.2 cm (sheet of paper)
