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drawing
Object Type
drawing
Museum number
1846,0509.182
Description
The Virgin Mary standing almost to front, looking upwards, and crossing hands over chest Black chalk and grey wash
Producer name
Attributed to:
Eugenio Cajés
Formerly attributed to:
Anonymous
(XVII c Spanish)
Formerly attributed to:
Antonio Pereda
School/style
Spanish
Production date
1600-1634
Materials
paper
Technique
drawn
Dimensions
Height:
339 millimetres
Width:
217 millimetres
Curator's comments
The attribution to Cajes was proposed by Benito Navarrete when he visited the Print Room on October 6 2008. Literature D. Angulo & A.E. Pérez Sánchez, 'A Corpus of Spanish Drawings. Vol. II: Madrid School 1600-1650', London, 1977, no.375 (as Anonymous).
Location
Not on display
Subjects
virgin mary
Associated names
Representation of:
Virgin Mary
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Vizconde de Castelruiz
(as Pereda)
Purchased through:
Christie's
(27-30.iv.1846/93)
Purchased through:
J H Rodd
Acquisition date
1846
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1846,0509.182