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Object Type
Museum number: 1946,0713.342
Description: The sacrifice of Isaac; with Abraham, a sheep and an angel Pen and brown ink
Producer name
School/style
Production date: 1513-1561
Materials
Technique
Dimensions: Height: 217 millimetres; Width: 161 millimetres
Curator's comments: Lit.: A.E. Popham, 'Catalogue of Drawings in the Collection formed by Sir Thomas Phillipps, Bart., F.R.S., now in the possession of his Grandson, T. Fitzroy Phillipps Fenwick of Thirlestaine House, Cheltenham', London, 1935, p. 55, no. 3; J.A. Gere and P. Pouncey, 'Italian drawings in the BM, Artists working in Rome', London, 1983, no. 136 Gere & Pouncey 1983 As Franco in the Ottley Sale. A study for the etching B. xvi, p. 118, 1 (see 1950,0211.5). An old copy is at Besançon (2303, as Santi di Tito: Gernsheim 9866). Literature: Popham, Fenwick, p. 55, no. 3.
Bibliographic references: Phillipps-Fenwick 1935 / Catalogue of drawings in the collection of T Fitzroy Phillipps-Fenwick (p.55(3)); Gere & Pouncey 1983 / Artists Working in Rome c.1550-c.1640 (136)
Location: Not on display
Subjects
Associated names: Representation of: Abraham; Representation of: Isaac
Acquisition name
Previous owner: Previous owner/ex-collection: Jan Pietersz. Zomer (L.1511); Previous owner/ex-collection: Thomas Hudson (L.2432); Previous owner/ex-collection: William Young Ottley (London, T. Philipe, 10.vi.1814/part of lot 566 as Franco 'Two, on one leaf - Abraham's sacrifice; and a grotesque - fine pen'); Previous owner/ex-collection: Sir Thomas Lawrence (L.2445); Previous owner/ex-collection: Samuel Woodburn (Christie's, 5.vi.1860/part of lot 403 as Franco 'Abraham's sacrifice; the Virgin and Child; and various studies of figures', 5 in the lot, bt Phillipps £0-13-0); Previous owner/ex-collection: Sir Thomas Phillipps; Previous owner/ex-collection: Thomas Fitzroy Fenwick
Acquisition date: 1946
Department: Prints and Drawings
Registration number: 1946,0713.342

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