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Abel slain by Cain
Draughtsman:
Coxie, Michiel I
Draughtsman:
Rubens, Peter Paul
History note: P.H. Lankrink (Lugt 2090); J. Richardson Sr. (Lugt 2184); Sir Joshua Reynolds (Lugt 2364); Thomas Banks (Lugt 2423); Sir E.J. Poynter (Lugt 874), Poynter Sale, Sotheby's, 25 April 1918, lot 189; Charles Clarke bequeathed to L.C.G. Clarke in 1935, by whom bequeathed to the Museum in 1960, received 1961
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1961) by Clarke, Louis Colville Gray
Production date: after AD 1539 : retouched by Rubens c.1609
Attributed to Michiel Coxcie, made after 1539, retouched by Rubens c.1609
Support
composed of
paper
Paper
Height 214 mm
Width 210 mm
Drawing : Red chalk, some strengthening with brush work, white and traces of black chalk, on paper
Accession number: PD.43-1961
Primary reference Number: 5112
Lugt: 2090
Lugt: 2184
Lugt: 2364
Lugt: 2423
Lugt: 874
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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