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Sebastiano Ricci (Belluno 1659-Venice 1734)
A study for a soldier c. 1695
Black chalk, pen and ink and wash | 14.4 x 11.8 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 907029
Sebastiano Ricci (Belluno 1659-Venice 1734)
A study for a soldier c. 1695
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A pen and ink drawing of a soldier lunging forward with a knife. A preparatory study for the soldier in Ricci's painting of the Death of Archimedes, Palazzo Vidman-Foscari, Venice, probably dated about 1695. A drawing for the whole composition, reversed, is RCIN 907030.
Provenance
Consul Joseph Smith; acquired by George III in 1762
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Medium and techniques
Black chalk, pen and ink and wash
Measurements
14.4 x 11.8 cm (sheet of paper)
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