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CARLO MARATTA (Camerano 1625-1713 Rome) Head of Saint Francis of Assisi.
Red chalk on cream laid paper mounted on laid paper. 225x172 mm; 87/8x63/4 inches. Ex-collection Kurt Klemperer, ink stamp verso (not in Lugt).
A study for Saint Francis Kneeling in a Grotto and Holding a Crucifix, black and red chalks, in Windsor Castle (see Blunt, page 312, inventory number 4180). The drawing in Windsor Castle was copied in an engraving by Theodor Verkruys in the early 18th-century (Nagler 17).
