Lot Essay
Sir Denis Mahon suggested that this dates from circa 1640. An offset of this drawing is at Windsor, D. Mahon and N. Turner, op. cit., no. 803
Details
Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, il Guercino (1591-1666)
A bearded Man, half length, looking downwards to the right
red chalk
242 x 186mm.
A bearded Man, half length, looking downwards to the right
red chalk
242 x 186mm.
Provenance
An inscription formerly on the backing recorded that this was purchased from Guercino's family in 1710 by a member of the Forest family
Anon. sale, Christie's, 30 March 1976, lot 44, illustrated ((1,000)
Anon. sale, Christie's, 30 March 1976, lot 44, illustrated ((1,000)
Literature
D. Mahon and N. Turner, The Drawings of Guercino in the Collection of Her Majesty the Queen at Windsor Castle, Cambridge, 1989, under no. 803