Lithographic print of painting by Guercino entitled The Libyan Sibyl, originally painted c.1651.
Acquired by George III, King of the United Kingdom, (1738-1820). Probably bought for George III by Richard Dalton in Italy, early 1700s; recorded in the Warm Room at Buckingham Palace.Oil on canvas. A late work by Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, known as Guercino (the Squinter). One of two half-length Sibyls painted for Ippolito Cattani and paid for on the 4th December 1651. One of the twelve Sibyls alleged to have prophesied the coming of Christ to the Gentiles, this painting depicts the Libyan Sibyl identified by the inscription on the book. The pendant, or companion to this painting is the Samian Sibyl (private collection) and a workshop replica can be seen lying in the foreground of Johan Zoffany's 'Tribuna of the Uffizi' in image No: 32.
Print size inches: 7.7 x 9.2