Caricature of a Man, Said to Be Pietro da Cortona
Artist, Italian, 1612 - 1666
Artwork overview
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Medium
pen and brown ink with brown wash on laid paper
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall: 20.4 x 15.6 cm (8 1/16 x 6 1/8 in.)
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Accession
2004.140.23
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Miss M. H. Buckler, Cranston, RI (according to a label on the back of the frame); purchased in 1973 by an unidentified private collector. (sale, Christie's, 11 January 1994, no. 258); Benjamin and Lillian Hertzberg, New York; gift to NGA, 2004.
Associated Names
Inscriptions
by later but early hand, lower left corner in ink: Ciro Caricatura di Pietro da Cortona da vecchio
Watermarks
circle with star and anchor
Wikidata ID
Q64619549