Head of an Old Man

Mid-XVIIcentury. Black chalk, Red chalk on laid paper.
Not on display

This drawing is a study for the head of an old man, turned slightly more than in profile towards the left and foreshortened. The attribution to Castillo is difficult to acknowledge, since it strongly differs from the technique ascribed to the artist. Sánchez Cantón attributed it to the Madrid school from the mid-17th century.

Pérez Sánchez, Alfonso E., Catálogo de Dibujos. Vol. I. Dibujos españoles siglos XV-XVII, Madrid, Museo del Prado, 1972, p.171

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Inventory number: D000306
Author: Anonymous
Title: Head of an Old Man
Date: Mid-XVII century
Technique: Black chalk; Red chalk
Support: Laid paper
Dimension: Width: 177 mm; Height: 245 mm
Provenance: Royal Collection

Bibliography +

Sánchez Cantón, F. J., Dibujos Españoles (T.V). Siglo XVII, Hauser y Menet, Madrid, 1930, pp. 370.

Pérez Sánchez, Alfonso E., Catálogo de Dibujos. Vol. I. Dibujos españoles siglos XV-XVII, Museo del Prado, Madrid, 1972, pp. 171.

Other inventories +

Inv. General, Sección 3ª. Dibujos, grabados, acuarelas y miniaturas, 1879. Núm. 18.
18. Estudio de cabeza de viejo- A. Antº del Castillo- alto 0,25 por 0,18- con marco negro y cristal

Inv. Dibujos, Fondo Antiguo. Núm. 111.

Inscriptions +

N^o. 50
Inscribed. Front, lower right corner

Castillo
Inscribed. Back

Castillo -
Inscribed with sanguine. Front, lower left corner

Update date: 20-05-2026 | Registry created on 28-04-2015

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