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The head of a boy praying c. 1730-50
Black and white chalk on grey paper | 36.8 x 26.4 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 990766
Giovanni Battista Piazzetta (1682-1754)
The head of a boy praying c. 1730-50
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A drawing of the head and shoulders of a boy with his face turned slightly to the left and his eyes turned to look upwards. His hands, visible in the right corner, are clasped in prayer.
Provenance
Probably among those mentioned in Pietro Guarienti's additions to Orlandi's Abecedario (Venice, 1753), p. 280, 'le teste egregiamente fatte a chiaroscuro sono nella galleria doviziosissima del Signor Giuseppe Smith Console Inglese' and acquired by George III from Consul Joseph Smith in 1762
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Medium and techniques
Black and white chalk on grey paper
Measurements
36.8 x 26.4 cm (sheet of paper)
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