An extensive landscape with a large tree to the left, fortified buildings and a bridge to the right along a road with travelers, three figures resting in the foreground, Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, called il Guercino

Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, called il Guercino
Cento 1591 - 1666 Bologna
An extensive landscape with a large tree to the left, fortified buildings and a bridge to the right along a road with travelers, three figures resting in the foreground

Pen and brown ink between brown ink framing lines
282 by 418 mm

Condition Report:
Two hinges at the top. Losses and tears to the paper in the area of the tree and lower margin. a few small cracks and tiny losses to the figures. The lower section of the drawing has been conserved and reinforced from the verso with japan paper. Some light foxing. Overall the medium is stable and the paper retains is creamy colour.

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Provenance:
Said to be from the collection of the Earl of Gainsborough;
sale, New York, Sotheby's, 12 January 1994, lot 3;
sale, London, Sotheby's, 3 April 1995, lot 56