Attributed to Carlo Maratti
Recto: Roman Soldiers Verso: Kneeling angels and a head, and a kneeling figure
Attributed to Carlo Maratti
Camerano 1625 - 1713 Rome
Recto: Roman Soldiers
Verso: Kneeling angels and a head, and a kneeling figure
Pen and brown ink with brown wash over red chalk (recto);
pen and brown ink and red chalk (verso)
366 by 269 mm; 14 3/8 by 10 1/2 in
Hinge mounted to a modern cream mount. The upper left and right corners have been made up and there is scattered foxing throughout the verso. The work remains in otherwise good condition with the combination of abundant red chalk combined with pen and wash providing a very strong image. Sold unframed.
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