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C18th Red Chalk Drawings. Italian School Hercules Farnese. Drawings on the Front and Back (Recto & Verso)
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C18th Red Chalk Drawings. Italian School Hercules Farnese. Drawings on the Front and Back (Recto & Verso)

18th century
Description

Frame Included (without easel)

Condition Report: The extreme edges with staining small tears and handling increases commensurate with age. There is a small tear approx. 2cm in the upper right quadrant (on the other side of the sheet this goes through Hercules’s shoulder). Some black marks also to Hercules’s shoulder.

Measurements: H 42cm x W 27cm (16½ x 10½ inches)

Physical Dimensions
Height
42cm (16.54")
Width
27cm (10.63")
Declaration

Duke Antiques and Interiors has dated this 18th Century Red Chalk Drawing to the 18th Century.

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Frame Included (without easel)
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Condition Report: The extreme edges with staining small tears and handling increases commensurate with age.
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There is a small tear approx. 2cm in the upper right quadrant (on the other side of the sheet this goes through Hercules’s shoulder). Some black marks also to Hercules’s shoulder.

Measurements: H 42cm x W 27cm (16½ x 10½ inches)

Height
42cm (16.54")
Width
27cm (10.63")
Date of Manufacture

Duke Antiques and Interiors has dated this 18th Century Red Chalk Drawing to the 18th Century.

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An 18th-century Italian red chalk drawing depicting the classical Farnese Hercules sculpture, mounted in a double-sided black metal display frame.
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Archive I An 18th-century Italian red chalk drawing depicting the classical Farnese Hercules sculpture, mounted in a double-sided black metal display frame.

C18th Red Chalk Drawings. Italian School Hercules Farnese. Drawings on the Front and Back (Recto & Verso)

Archive II An 18th-century Italian red chalk drawing depicting the classical Farnese Hercules sculpture, mounted in a double-sided black metal display frame. View II
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An 18th-century Italian red chalk drawing depicting the classical Farnese Hercules sculpture, mounted in a double-sided black metal display frame.
C18th RED CHALK DRAWINGS. ITALIAN SCHOOL HERCULES FARNESE. DRAWINGS ON THE FRONT AND BACK (RECTO & VERSO)
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An 18th-century Italian red chalk drawing depicting the classical Farnese Hercules sculpture, mounted in a double-sided black metal display frame.
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Red chalk, or sanguine, was favoured by Italian academic artists during the 18th century for its soft tonal gradations and ability to render human anatomy and classical sculptures with lifelike warm contours.

These drawings were executed using natural iron oxide chalk on hand-moulded rag paper, often left untreated or prepared with a light wash to enhance contrast.

Authentic period drawings typically exhibit visible chain lines and watermarks inherent to hand-moulded paper, characteristic age-related tonal shifts, and precise anatomical hatching typical of historical master academies.

Displaying freestanding or double-sided framed drawings on a desk, mantelpiece, or open shelving creates a focused architectural statement that bridges historical study with contemporary design.

Works on paper must be kept away from direct sunlight and high humidity, ideally housed within UV-filtering glass and archival acid-free mounts to prevent pigment loss and paper degradation.
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