DrawingsItalian17th century

A Man Reading at a Table

17th century

Artists

Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri)Artist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Brown ink and brown wash on beige antique laid paper

Culture

Italian

Century

17th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

23 x 21 cm (9 1/16 x 8 1/4 in.)

Provenance

Charles A. Loeser, Florence, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1932

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