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Studies

Studies

AFTER? RAPHAEL (1483-1520)

The head of a man

c.1853-1876

Albumen print | 25.0 x 18.2 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 854428

A photograph of a drawing by Raphael depicting the head of a youth. Ruland (1876) catalogued this drawing as "Peruginesque" and as being then in the collection of F. Locker. By this, he was referring to the collection of Locker-Lampson Collection, Rowfant. Annotated on the verso.

Joannides (see Bibliographic References) catalogued this drawing as dated c.1503-1504, but raising the possibility that it could be dated as early as 1500.



  • Creator(s)

    After? Raphael (1483-1520) (artist)

    After? Pietro Perugino (Città della Pieve c. 1450-Fontignano 1523) (artist)

  • annotation: bottom [verso, bottom centre, in ink]

  • 25.0 x 18.2 cm (sheet of paper)

  • Acquired for the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)

  • Subject(s)
    • Science, Medicine and Technology
      • Medical sciences
        • Anatomy
          • Heads
    Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • photographs
  • Bibliographic reference(s)

    Joannides 1983 : Joannides, P., 1983. The Drawings of Raphael, with a complete catalogue, Oxford p. 148, no. 65

    Other number(s)

    Ruland p.331 A.IX.1