Théodore Richomme (1785-1849)
Head of a bearded man [from 'The Expulsion of Heliodorus from the Temple'] dated 1840
Engraving | 54.6 x 44.7 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 852678
![Head of a bearded man [from 'The Expulsion of Heliodorus from the Temple']](https://col.rct.uk/sites/default/files/styles/rctr-scale-1300-500/public/collection-online/8/9/752384-1524584885.jpg?itok=Mn5CZoiK "Head of a bearded man [from 'The Expulsion of Heliodorus from the Temple']")
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An engraving of the head and shoulders of a long-haired bearded man looking at the viewer. Dated and lettered with identification of the sitter and production details. The figure reproduced in this print is one of the Pope's litter-bearers from Raphael's fresco of The Expulsion of Heliodorus from the Temple, painted in 1511-12 in the Stanza di Eliodoro in the Vatican.
The figure was described by Vasari as the portrait of Marcantonio Raimondi and this identification has been generally accepted ever since.Provenance
Added to the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)
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Medium and techniques
Engraving
Measurements
54.6 x 44.7 cm (sheet of paper)
39.0 x 28.1 cm (platemark)
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Alternative title(s)
MARCANTOINE.
