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Object Type
Museum number: 1895,0915.1061
Description: Sts Gregory, Maurus and Papianus; near the foreground a cherub holding St Gregory's tiara Pen and brown ink and brown wash, over graphite
Producer name: After: Peter Paul Rubens; Formerly attributed to: Anthony van Dyck
School/style
Production date: 1608-1620 (c.)
Materials
Technique
Dimensions: Height: 151 millimetres; Width: 131 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments: Though this drawing is mounted with, and has the same provenance as, the Saints Domitilla, Nereus, and Achilleus also in the BM (see 1895,0915.1060) it is not by Rubens’ hand. Instead it should be considered as a copy after Rubens’ preparatory drawing now in the Musée Conde (inv. DE 914). For further comment see 1895,0915.1060. Lit: M. Jaffé, 'Rubens in Italy', 1977, p.98; J. Rowlands, 'Rubens: Drawings and Sketches, exhibition catalogue, London, British Museum, 1977, no.30b; J. Held, 'Selected Drawings', New York, 1986, p.83.
Bibliographic references: Hind 1915-31 / Catalogue of Dutch and Flemish Drawings preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum (Add.139) (placed as Rubens); Rowlands 1977 / Rubens, drawings and sketches (30(b)); JCR / Descriptive Catalogue of drawings by old masters forming the collection of John Malcolm of Poltalloch (601)
Location: Not on display
Exhibition history: 1977 BM, Rubens drawings and sketches, no.30(b)
Subjects
Associated names: Representation of: St Gregory the Great; Representation of: St Maurus; Representation of: St Papianus
Acquisition name
Previous owner: Previous owner/ex-collection: Pierre Jean Mariette (L.1852; not identifiable in his sale catalogue, Basan, Paris, 15.xi.1775-30.i.1776); Previous owner/ex-collection: Marquis de Lagoy; Previous owner/ex-collection: Sir Thomas Lawrence; Previous owner/ex-collection: John Malcolm of Poltalloch
Acquisition date: 1895
Department: Prints and Drawings
Registration number: 1895,0915.1061

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