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Waist-Length Portrait of a Man Wearing the Order of the Golden Fleece, in Profile Facing Left

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Waist-Length Portrait of a Man Wearing the Order of the Golden Fleece, in Profile Facing Left
  • Artist: Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri) (Italian, Cento 1591–1666 Bologna)
  • Date: 1620s
  • Medium: Pen and brown ink; accidental red chalk offset
  • Dimensions: sheet: 6 3/4 x 5 13/16 in. (17.2 x 14.7 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Anonymous Gift, 2006
  • Object Number: 2006.393.13
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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