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Object Type: drawing
Museum number: 1946,0713.980
Description: Adoration of the Shepherds; the Virgin kneeling at left with the Christ Child on a stool in front, three shepherds at right and putti above; after Anthony van Dyck Black chalk, heightened with white (rubbed), on blue paper Watermark: laid down.
Producer name: After: Anthony van Dyck; Formerly attributed to: Peter Paul Rubens
School/style: Flemish
Production date: 1614-1641
Materials: paper
Technique: drawn
Dimensions: Height: 418 millimetres; Width: 268 millimetres
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Curator's comments: Compare with the painting in the collection of Karl Halberstock, Berlin.
Bibliographic references: Phillipps-Fenwick 1935 / Catalogue of drawings in the collection of T Fitzroy Phillipps-Fenwick (p.184(4))
Location: Not on display
Subjects: adoration of shepherds
Associated names: Representation of: Jesus Christ; Representation of: Virgin Mary
Acquisition name: Donated by: Count Antoine Seilern
Previous owner: Previous owner/ex-collection: Sir Thomas Lawrence (L.2445); Previous owner/ex-collection: Samuel Woodburn (Christie's, 5.vi.1860/367 as 'Sir Ant. van Dyck - A study for a Holy Family on blue paper; and another of plants, with memoranda - black chalk', 2 in the lot, bt by Phillipps £0-7-0); Previous owner/ex-collection: Sir Thomas Phillipps; Previous owner/ex-collection: Thomas Fitzroy Fenwick; Previous owner/ex-collection: Sir Joshua Reynolds (L.2364)
Acquisition date: 1946
Acquisition notes: Inscribed on backing sheet, in pen and ink: "2/31 days e.r.s. no.1685 / This was [scraped away] in / the March.s of Thanwood's [?] Collection"
Department: Prints and Drawings
Registration number: 1946,0713.980

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