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Italian School

17th century

Saint at Prayer, Framed in a Pendentive

Red chalk on paper; extraneous spots of oxidized white.

13 1/16 x 9 1/8 inches (332 x 232 mm)

Gift of János Scholz.

1980.65

Notes:

Watermark: none visible through lining.
The drawing probably shows San Cirillo Carmelitano receiving silver tablets from an angel.

Inscription:

Inscribed by Mariette on mount, in pen and brown ink, "Joan. Franc. / Barbieri / dictus / Le Guerchin".

Provenance:

Pierre-Jean Mariette (1694-1774), Paris (L. 1852); Jean-Denis Lempereur (1701-1779), Paris (L. 1740); J. P. Heseltine (1843-1929), London (L. S. 1507); probably his sale, London, Sotheby's, 27-29 May 1935; Janos Scholz (1903-1993), New York (no mark; see L. S. 2933b).

Associated names:

Guercino, 1591-1666, Formerly attributed to.
Massari, Lucio, 1569-1633, Possibly attributed to.
Mariette, Pierre-Jean, 1694-1774, former owner.
Lempereur, Jean-Denis, 1701-1779, former owner.
Heseltine, J. P. (John Postle), 1843-1929, 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. A2, repr.
Ryskamp, Charles, ed. Nineteenth Report to the Fellows of the Pierpont Morgan Library, 1978-1980. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1981, p. 175.

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