Attributed to Gianlorenzo Bernini

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1598-1680

Head of a Bearded Old Man in Profile. Verso: Studies of Hand Holding Staff

Black chalk, with white chalk, on green-blue laid paper; verso: red chalk.

10 7/16 x 8 13/16 inches (266 x 223 mm)

Gift of Janos Scholz.

1988.48

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Watermark: Anvil in circle, surmounted by trefoil, centered on chain line.

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Cassini, Venice; from whom acquired in 1948 by Janos Scholz, New York (see Lugt S. 2933b).

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Cassini, former owner.
Scholz, János, former owner.

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