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Guercino (Cento 1591-Bologna 1666)
A youth with his mouth open in a vacant grin c. 1620-40
Red chalk | 16.3 x 13.5 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 907213
Guercino (Cento 1591-Bologna 1666)
907213.jpg c. 1620-40
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A drawing of the head and shoulders of a young man in profile to the left; he wears a loose shirt and his hair is unkempt.
Provenance
From Consul Joseph Smith's caricature album; purchased by George III in 1762; first recorded in a Royal Collection inventory of c.1800-1820 (Inv.A, p.116: one of a group of caricatures ascribed to Guercino)
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Medium and techniques
Red chalk
Measurements
16.3 x 13.5 cm (sheet of paper)
Object type(s)
Other number(s)
RL 7213
