Giovanni Francesco Barbieri called Guercino (Cento 1591-1666 Bologna) Saint John the Baptist in the Wilderness oil on canvas 69 7/8 x 91 ¼ in. (177.7 x 231.8 cm.) Provenance The artist's collection, Casa Gennari, Bologna, and by inheritance to his nephew Benedetto Gennari (1633-1715), Casa Gennari, Bologna. John Cust, 2nd Baron Brownlow (d. 1853); Christie's, London, 17 April 1812, lot 15 (50 gns. to Phillips). Barons Farnham, County Cavan, Ireland, by whom probably acquired in the early 19th century, and by descent to Barry Maxwell, 12th Baron Farnham (1931-2001); Christie's, London, 26 November 1971, lot 34. Private collection, England, 1972. David B. and Edward C. Goodstein, Los Angeles, by 1980 until at least 1983. Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 27 February 1987, lot 3, where acquired by the present owner.
Giovanni Francesco Barbieri called Guercino (Cento 1591-1666 Bologna) Saint John the Baptist in the Wilderness oil on canvas 69 7/8 x 91 ¼ in. (177.7 x 231.8 cm.) Provenance The artist's collection, Casa Gennari, Bologna, and by inheritance to his nephew Benedetto Gennari (1633-1715), Casa Gennari, Bologna. John Cust, 2nd Baron Brownlow (d. 1853); Christie's, London, 17 April 1812, lot 15 (50 gns. to Phillips). Barons Farnham, County Cavan, Ireland, by whom probably acquired in the early 19th century, and by descent to Barry Maxwell, 12th Baron Farnham (1931-2001); Christie's, London, 26 November 1971, lot 34. Private collection, England, 1972. David B. and Edward C. Goodstein, Los Angeles, by 1980 until at least 1983. Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 27 February 1987, lot 3, where acquired by the present owner.
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