Caricature of a dwarf
Artist/Maker
Material / Technique
Dimensionsh x w: Mått 37,2 x 26 cm
Inventory numberNMH 1303/1863
AcqusitionTransferred 1866 from Kongl. Museum (Carl Gustaf Tessin)
Other titlesTitle (sv): Karikatyr av en dvärg Title (en): Caricature of a dwarf Inventory title (sv): Grotesk figur. (Puckelryggig)
DescriptionDescription: Lined. Inscribed in pen and ink on an added strip of paper at bottom: "Gio Giuaseppe del Sole Bolognese". Numbered in pen and black ink at lower right: 1118 (Sparre). Inscribed in pen and black ink on the old mount: "Jesan Joseph del Sole né a Boulogne, eut pour maitre Francois Albane et puis Pasinelli a travaillé a fraisque et a l´huile a Parme, Lucques et Verone, et a boulogne le tableau du Maitre Autel a l´eglise della Madre Scalza". Christel Tiem has emphasized Dal Sole´s artistic dependence on the Carracci, referring to a red chalk drawing by Annibale of a Dwarf seen from the back in the Gabinetto delle Stampe, Rome. [Bjurström, It. Drawings, cat. no. 1487]
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Geographical origin
MaterialRed crayon (Crayon), Paper, Black chalk (Crayon)