A boy holding a pipe c. 1730-50
Black and white chalk on brownish paper | 36.8 x 28.8 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 990776
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A drawing of the head and shoulders of a boy leaning his head on his forearm. He looks to the left and wears a hat with the brim turned up at the front. In his right hand he holds a pipe. Drawn on two pieces of paper joined vertically. For a copy after this drawing by Antonio Visentini, see RCIN 907670.
Provenance
Probably among those mentioned in Pietro Guarienti's additions to Orlandi's Abecedario (Venice, 1753), p. 280, 'le teste egregiamente fatte a chiaroscuro sono nella galleria doviziosissima del Signor Giuseppe Smith Console Inglese' and acquired by George III from Consul Joseph Smith in 1762
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Medium and techniques
Black and white chalk on brownish paper
Measurements
36.8 x 28.8 cm (sheet of paper)