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Drawing

c.1650-75 (made)
Artist/Maker
Mattia Preti (artist)
Place of origin
Italy (made)

Red chalk drawing of a bearded herm

Object details

Category
Drawings
Object type
Drawing
Materials and techniques
red chalk, some wash
Red Chalk
Wash
Drawing
Brief description
Mattia Preti. A bearded herm. Italy, 1650-75
Physical description
Red chalk drawing of a bearded herm
Dimensions
  • Height: 254mm
  • Width: 187mm
Credit line
Given by Dr. W. L. Hildburgh, F.S.A.
Bibliographic references
  • Ward-Jackson, Peter, Italian Drawings, Volume Two: 17th-18th Century , London, 1979, p.76 , cat. n. 788, illus.
  • Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1936, London: Board of Education, 1937.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.1209-1936

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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