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The Birth of the Virgin
Draughtsman: Paggi, Giovanni Battista
History note: Thomas Hudson [Lugt 2432]; with Luca Baroni [P.& D. Colnaghi Ltd]
From the Biffen Fund.
Height: 343 mm
Width: 224 mm
Method of acquisition: Bought (1984) by Luca Baroni (Colnaghi Ltd)
Brown ink
Brown wash
White bodycolour
Support composed of paper ( blue)
Drawing : Pen and brown ink, brown wash, heightened with white on blue paper, bordered on all sides by a line of brown ink
Accession number: PD.8-1984
Primary reference Number: 47655
Lugt: 2432
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The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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