Master Works on Paper from Five Centuries
Master Works on Paper from Five Centuries
Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, called Guercino
Head study of Abraham for The Expulsion of Hagar and Ishmael
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February 5, 04:00 PM GMT
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, called Guercino
(Cento 1591 - 1666 Bologna)
Head study of Abraham for The Expulsion of Hagar and Ishmael
Red chalk and point of the brush and brown wash;
bears inscription and numbering in pencil, verso: Abraham Dismissal of Hagar 192
194 by 276 mm.; 7 ¾ by 10 ⅞ in.
The family of the artist's nephews Benedetto and Cesare Gennari, Bologna, until after 1719;
Possibly Francesco Forni, Bologna;
John Bouverie (circa 1723-1750), (L.325);
thence by inheritance to his sister, Anne Bouverie (d. 1757),
thence by inheritance to her husband, John Hervey (d. 1764),
thence by descent to his son, Christopher Hervey (d. 1786),
thence by inheritance to his aunt, Elizabeth Bouverie (d. 1798),
thence by bequest to Sir Charles Middleton, later 1st Baron Barham (1726-1813),
thence by inheritance to his son in law, Sir Gerard Noel, 2nd Baron Barham (1759-1838),
thence by descent to his son, Sir Charles Noel, 3rd Baron Barham and later 1st Earl of Gainsborough (1781-1866),
probably sale, London, Christie's, 20 July 1859;
Private Collection, U.S.A
N. Turner, The Paintings of Guercino: A revised and expanded catalogue raisonné, Rome 2017, p. 737, under no. 454, fig. 454.a, reproduced