Lot Essay
We are grateful to Erich Schleier for confirming the attribution to Lanfranco, on the basis of a photograph, in a letter dated 7 May 2004.
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The head of a boy turned to the left
Details
Giovanni Lanfranco (Parma 1582-1647 Rome)
The head of a boy turned to the left
with inscriptions '45' (recto) and 'Guercino.' (twice) on the mount
black and white chalk on blue paper, watermark encircled device
7 5/8 x 6 5/8 in. (194 x 169 mm.)
The head of a boy turned to the left
with inscriptions '45' (recto) and 'Guercino.' (twice) on the mount
black and white chalk on blue paper, watermark encircled device
7 5/8 x 6 5/8 in. (194 x 169 mm.)
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