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Italian School
17th century
Study of a Seated Nude Child
Red chalk on paper; graphite along edges.
4 1/16 x 3 inches (103 x 76 mm)
Gift of János Scholz.
1992.124

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Watermark: none.
Verso of first lining: Monumental vase with architectural base, in pen and brown ink, over black chalk. Verso of second lining: Study of foliage and other indications, in pen and pale brown ink.
Formerly attributed to Guercino.

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Artaria & Co., Vienna (L. S. 486a); Pier Giulio Breschi (1874-1937), Rome (L. 2079b); Claudio Argentieri (1891-1956), Rome (L. 486b); De Beer, London; Janos Scholz (1903-1993), New York (see L. S. 2933b).
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Guercino, 1591-1666, Formerly attributed to.
Breschi, Pier Giulio, 1874-1937, former owner.
Argentieri, Claudio, 1891-1956, former owner.
De Beer, former owner.
Scholz, János, former owner.

Bibliography: 

Marciari, John. Guercino : virtuoso draftsman. New York : Morgan Library & Museum, in association with Paul Holberton Publishing, 2019, no. A8, repr.

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