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A man holding a cloth
Red chalk on buff paper | 57.4 x 41.5 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 991219

Andrea Procaccini (1671-1734)
A man holding a cloth
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A drawing of a man standing on a block, turned in profile to the right. The position of his legs, and of the drapery around them, suggests that he is in motion. His head is tilted upwards and he holds the tassled end of part of his drapery in his hands. Inscribed, bottom right; Camilo Procaccini.
Provenance
Probably acquired by George III in 1762 as part of the collection of Cardinal Alessandro Albani; first recorded in a Royal Collection inventory of c. 1800-1820 (Inv. A, p. 125: as by 'Camilo Procaccini, the Scholar of C. Maratti')
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Medium and techniques
Red chalk on buff paper
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57.4 x 41.5 cm (sheet of paper)
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