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Drawing

ca. 1610-1666 (made)
Artist/Maker
Guercino (artist)
Place of origin
Italy (drawn)

Youth wearing a fur cap, with flowers in his hand, one of which he is smelling. The face in profile, turned to the left.

Object details

Category
Drawings
Object type
Drawing
Materials and techniques
Drawing
Brief description
Guercino; Youth wearing a fur cap, with flowers in his hand. The face in profile, turned to the left; Bolognese School; ca. 1610-1666.
Physical description
Youth wearing a fur cap, with flowers in his hand, one of which he is smelling. The face in profile, turned to the left.
Dimensions
  • Height: 9.2in
  • Width: 6.8in
Original measurements converted from fractional inches into decimal inches (rounded to one decimal place). Dimensions taken from: DYCE COLLECTION. A Catalogue of the Paintings, Miniatures, Drawings, Engravings, Rings and Miscellaneous Objects Bequeathed by The Reverend Alexander Dyce. London : South Kensington Museum, 1874.
Style
Bolognese School
Credit line
Bequeathed by Rev. Alexander Dyce
Subjects depicted
Youth
Flowers (Plants)
Bibliographic references
  • DYCE COLLECTION. A Catalogue of the Paintings, Miniatures, Drawings, Engravings, Rings and Miscellaneous Objects Bequeathed by The Reverend Alexander Dyce. London : South Kensington Museum, 1874.
  • Ward-Jackson, Peter, Italian Drawings, Volume Two: 17th-18th Century , London, 1979, p.59 , cat. n. 724, illus. The following is the full text of the entry: school of GUERCINO 724 Head and shoulders of a youth, wearing a fur cap, in profile, holding some flowers in each hand Black chalk 9 3/8 x 7 (239 x 177) Dyce 307 PROVENANCE Dyce Bequest 1869 LITERATURE Dyce Catalogue no. 307 (as by Guercino)
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
DYCE.307

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Record createdSeptember 15, 2009
Record URL
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