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Sassoferrato (1609-85)
A study of a curtain c. 1640-85
Black and white chalk on grey-brown paper | 39.6 x 27.3 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 906112
Sassoferrato (1609-85)
A study of a curtain c. 1640-85
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A study of a curtain for The Madonna of the Tower, in the collection of the Marquis of Exeter, Burghley House, Northamptonshire. The drawing has been squared for enlargement, and agrees with the curtain in the painting, except for the loop on the left. Sassoferrato's painting is a variant of Raphael's painting of that name. See also RCIN 906062.
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-brown paper
Measurements
39.6 x 27.3 cm (sheet of paper)
