Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, called il Guercino

Hinge mounted to a modern mount. The sheet appears to have been laid down on a vellum(?) backing. There is scattered foxing throughout and touches of a later purple wash to the man's face on the right. There are abrasions throughout the sheet and a small hole to the eye of the right hand figure. The pen and ink has sunk in places, however the image remains reasonably strong. Sold unframed.
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