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| Guercino Cleopatra 1630s drawing British Museum |
Even though the careers of Nicolas Poussin and Guercino ran roughly parallel in time and place, their paths hardly crossed and they shared no patrons. Both became leading painters while working off to one side of the Roman baroque mainstream. Many art historians have said that Poussin was the greatest French painter of the 17th century. Few – or perhaps none – have said that Guercino was the greatest Italian painter of the 17th century. Poussin (with his unassailable prestige) was not fated to be represented in this post. It is devoted exclusively to drawings by Guercino, the greatest Italian painter of the 17th century.
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| Guercino Angel mid 1620s drawing British Museum |
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| Guercino Cleopatra c. 1635 drawing British Museum |
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| Guercino Youth in Profile 1640s drawing British Museum |
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| Guercino Figure Study 17th century drawing British Museum |
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| Guercino Exotic Figure with Casket 1630s drawing British Museum |
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| Guercino Landscape with Fishermen 17th century drawing British Museum |
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| Guercino Landscape with Reapers c. 1635 drawing Prado |
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| Guercino St Onophrius in the Wilderness 1640s drawing British Museum |
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| Guercino St Romuald c. 1640 drawing British Museum |
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| Guercino King David 1636 drawing British Museum |
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| Guercino King David 1636 drawing British Museum |
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| Guercino Venus, Mars & Cupid c. 1633 drawing British Museum |
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| Guercino Cupid restraining Mars 1630s drawing British Museum |
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| Guercino Virgin & Child with St Anne 1620s drawing British Museum |
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| Guercino Four Children 17th century British Museum |