Property from a Private English Collection

AGOSTINO MASUCCI (ROME 1691-1758)
Study for the head of a saint
bears modern inscription on the verso: Agostino Masucci / Confirmed by Philip Pouncey 24/02/81. Bears unidentified collector's mark and further modern provenance inscription: Purchased by Robert Adam in Florence / Coll. Blair Adam
black, red chalk and wash on prepared paper, heigthened with white
24 x 17.5 cm

PROVENANCE:
Phillips, 04.12.96, Lot 454 as study for St. Simon Stock