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drawing
Object Type
drawing
Museum number
1946,0713.793
Description
Study of a male draped figure with a study of feet and of crossed hands Red chalk Verso: Studies of the Crucified Christ Red chalk
Producer name
Drawn by:
Mattia Preti
School/style
Neapolitan
Maltese
Production date
1628-1699
Materials
paper
Technique
drawn
Dimensions
Height:
417 millimetres
Width:
267 millimetres
$Inscriptions
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. 159, no. 1, pl. LXIV
Bibliographic references
Phillipps-Fenwick 1935 / Catalogue of drawings in the collection of T Fitzroy Phillipps-Fenwick
(p.160(1))
Location
Not on display
Associated names
Representation of:
Jesus Christ
Acquisition name
Donated by:
Count Antoine Seilern
Previous owner
Previous owner/ex-collection:
Robert Udny
(L.2248)
Previous owner/ex-collection:
William Young Ottley
(T. Philipe, 8.vi.1814/288 as Preti 'One - a leaf of red chalk studies, on both sides - a young gentleman, half length, largely draped; on the back, the crucifixion between two thieves - masterly, and extremely rare')
Previous owner/ex-collection:
Samuel Woodburn
(Christie's, 5.vi.1860/part of lot 226 'Various scriptural and mythological subjects, by CAMASSEI, S. CAULA, G. CHIARI, CALABRESI, &c.', 10 in the lot, bt Phillipps £0-18-0)
Previous owner/ex-collection:
Sir Thomas Phillipps
Previous owner/ex-collection:
Thomas Fitzroy Fenwick
Acquisition date
1946
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1946,0713.793