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Guercino (Cento 1591-Bologna 1666)
Two studies for the helmeted head of Alexander the Great c. 1631
Pen | 11.0 x 13.1 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 970024
Guercino (Cento 1591-Bologna 1666)
Two studies for the helmeted head of Alexander the Great c. 1631
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Two drawings of the head of Alexander the Great; on the left he wears a helmet with a coronet, on the right a helmet without a coronet. Both studies for the lost painting of Alexander the Great enjoining Secrecy on his Friend Hephaestion.
Provenance
Bequeathed by the artist to Benedetto and Cesare Gennari; from whose descendants purchased by Richard Dalton for George III, c.1758-63; first recorded in a Royal Collection inventory of c.1800-1820 (Inv.A, p.67)
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Medium and techniques
Pen
Measurements
11.0 x 13.1 cm (sheet of paper)
Object type(s)
Other number(s)
RL 2869A
