Old Man Reading
ArtistSchool of
Giovanni Francesco Barbieri (Guercino)
(Italian, 1591 - 1666)
CultureItalian
Date1591-1666
MediumInk, laid paper
DimensionsOverall: 9 x 7 1/4 in. (22.9 x 18.4 cm)
Overall, Mat: 22 x 16 in. (55.9 x 40.6 cm)
Overall, Mat: 22 x 16 in. (55.9 x 40.6 cm)
InscribedPaper watermarked with a bird written in an oval having an "A" over the top. Circled "D.F.P." in pale blue with reserved "P" in bright blue stamped on drawing and mount. Written on back of mount: "Guercino B-2a Parsons 1920". On back of mat: "Guercino B 2a (check mark) (Old Man Reading) E 164 #213" and at upper left "1.50".
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number50.48.91
Not on view
DescriptionInk on laid paper drawing of a side view of an old man holding a book.ProvenanceDan Fellows Platt, Englewood, N.J., d. 1938; Mrs. Platt,1938-50; Chrysler Museum Purchase, 1950 Exhibition HistoryWest Gallery, Dec. 1955-Jan. 1956. MASTER DRAWINGS FROM THE CHRYSLER MUSEUM, Gallery 112, The Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, VA, February 26 - April 23, 1989 Published ReferencesSPARK'S CATALOGUE, #124, $100.
Giovanni Francesco Barbieri (Guercino)
1624
