£400 - £600
Circle of Guido Reni (Italian, 1575-1642)
Study of a woman
Sanguine and black chalk
Inscribed 'Guido' verso
With collector's mark R. Johnson - 'R.J.' in Gothic script within belt inscribed 'VIRTUS PATIENTIA VERITAS' verso
Richard Johnson was a merchant and collector of drawings and prints. His collection was formed c.1850-75 and passed after his death to his grandson Richard Johnson Walker. Sales: Christie's, 30.v.1895 (British watercolours); Platt, 23-26.iv.1912 (old master drawings and prints, mezzotints, 19th-century prints, British Watercolours). (Lugt 2216).
Dimensions:
16 in. (H) x 11.5 in (W)
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