Head of a Bearded Saint or Monk 1620 - 1770
Oil on canvas | 49.8 x 43.3 x 1.8 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external) | RCIN 406099
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Head of a bearded Saint, facing three-quarters to the left, gazing upwards; he appears to be wearing a brown-coloured habit.
The painting appears in Pyne's illustrated Royal Residences of 1819, hanging in Queen Caroline's Drawing Room at Kensington Palace (RCIN 922151).Provenance
First recorded at Kensington during the reign of George III
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Medium and techniques
Oil on canvas
Measurements
49.8 x 43.3 x 1.8 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external)
73.5 x 64.8 x 8.8 cm (frame, external)
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A male Saint
Saint Francis?