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Sebastiano Ricci (Belluno 1659-Venice 1734)
Solomon sacrificing to idols c. 1728
Black chalk | 32.5 x 22.9 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 907069
Sebastiano Ricci (Belluno 1659-Venice 1734)
Solomon sacrificing to idols c. 1728
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A black chalk drawing of a king kneeling before an altar on which a bull is sacrificed. Inscribed on the verso: No. 4 JS. The composition is known from the engraving of the same subject by Giovanni Antonio Faldoni after Sebastiano Ricci, possibly a painting that is now lost. Another painting of the same subject but a different composition is in the Galleria Sabauda, Turin.
Provenance
Consul Joseph Smith; acquired by George III in 1762
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Medium and techniques
Black chalk
Measurements
32.5 x 22.9 cm (sheet of paper)
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