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LOT 2457
Old Master Drawing of a Kneeling Boy, Italian School
CIRCA 17TH CENTURY A.D.
6 1/4 x 6 1/8 in. (2.16 grams, 16 x 15.5 cm).
Study of a kneeling boy, possibly the young St John the Baptist, in red chalk (sanguine) on laid paper; in the Bolognese and Roman academic tradition after the Carracci, comparable to studies from the circle of Carlo Cignani (1628–1719); watermark a bird on three mounts (trimount) within a circle, a mark recorded on 17th-century Italian papers, including drawings made in Rome; chain lines about 28 mm apart.
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Property of a Harwich, UK, collector.
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LOT 2457
Old Master Drawing of a Kneeling Boy, Italian School
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£200 (EUR 232; USD 270) +BP*
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