Italian School (probably late 16th early 17th century) Head study of a young boy in profile (recto); Study of a young boy looking up (verso)

Italian School (probably late 16th early 17th century)
Head study of a young boy in profile (recto); Study of a young boy looking up (verso)
Black chalk heightened with white, verso with touches of sanguine, on oatmeal laid paper and numbered '380' in pencil recto, sheet 285 x 185 mm (11 1/4 x 7 1/4 in) (framed)

Provenance:
Private collection, London

⁂ A delicate sheet of studies bearing some similarities to drawings attributed to Annibale Carracci (for instance see Head of a satyr, Sotheby's 'Old Master & Early British Drawings & Watercolours', 6th December 2012, lot 11).