Maratta, Carlo (1625-1713) A Seated Male Figure recto and a Family Group verso

School of Carlo Maratta (Camerano 1625-Rome 1713). Seated male figure, black chalk heightened with white, recto; and Group of Women and Children, verso, graphite on firm, fibrous grey-green laid paper, watermark Initials OW or OV, bearing inscription in pen and ink recto 'Carlo Maratta P...S (?)' and bearing the initials 'C-V' in pencil verso, in good condition, unobtrusive flattened creases where previously folded, an ink stain at left of subject recto, sheet size 20.5 x 26.8 cm. (8 x 10 5/8 ins.), framed and glazed 31.5 x 38 cm

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Provenance: Purchased from E. Plan in 1972 for $500; Private collection, Warwickshire, England.

According to Margaret Morgan Grasselli of the National Gallery of Art, Washington, the Group of Women and Children on the reverse of this drawing is likely to be a studio copy, perhaps by one of Maratta's assistants or pupils.