LOT DETAILS

Materials:

red chalk, pen and brown ink, black chalk

Measurements:

13.98 in. (35.50 cm.) (height) by 10.04 in. (25.50 cm.) (width)

Markings:

with extensive inscription in ink (verso, laid down)

Literature:

C. Rogers, A Collection of Prints in Imitation of Drawings [..], II, London 1778, pp. 161-163 (as Carlo Maratti). A. Sutherland Harris in Disegno, Giudizio e Bella Maniera. Studi sul disegno italiano in onore di Catherine Monbeig Goguel, S. Valenti Rodinò, P. Costamagna and F. Härb, eds., Milan 2006, no. 113, ill. (as Andrea Sacchi).

Provenance:

Nathaniel Hillier, London (1707-1783), with associated inscription the back. Charles Rogers, London (1711-1784), with associated mount. Earl of Warwick (L. 2600); Christie's, London, 20 May 1896, part of lot 227 (as Carlo Maratti). Charles Fairfax Murray, London (1849-1919). Anonymous sale; Tajan, Paris, 17 March 2004, lot 15 (as Carlo Maratti). Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 4 July 2004, lot 51 (as Filippo Micheli).