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Stefano Pozzo (c.1707-1768)
The head of a Pharisee
Red chalk | 29.0 x 23.0 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 906730
Stefano Pozzo (c.1707-1768)
The head of a Pharisee
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A drawing of the head of a bearded Pharisee, turned to the right almost in profil perdu. He wears an elaborate headdress adorned with a jewelled band over the crown, and a diadem-like band across the forehead.
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.128: among 7 'Of Pompeo Battoni & Steffano Pozzi')
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Medium and techniques
Red chalk
Measurements
29.0 x 23.0 cm (sheet of paper)
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