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Christ on the Cross: PD.117-1961

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Christ on the Cross
Deposition from the Cross by (illegible), 4 September 1986

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Barocci, Federico

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: Padre Sebastiano Resta; Giovanni Matteo Marchetti, Bishop of Arezzo; Cavaliere Marchetti da Pistoia; sold through John Talman, 1710, to John, Lord Somers (Lugt 2981); Jonathan Richardson Sr. (Lugt 2183 and Lugt 2984); John Barnard (Lugt 1419); Sir Joshua Reynolds (Lugt 2364); Thomas Banks, R.A. (Lugt 2423); Mrs Lavinia Forster; Ambrose Poynter; Sir Edward J. Poynter, Bt., K.C.V.O., P.R.A., his sale, Sotheby's, 24 April 1918, lot 10; bt. Thomas Agnew and Sons for Charles B.O. Clarke; Louis C.G. Clarke

Legal notes

Bequeathed 1960.

Measurements and weight

Height: 200 mm
Width: 173 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1961) by Clarke, Louis Colville Gray

Note

See blue paper entry.

School or Style

Italian

Materials used in production

White chalk
Brown ink
Pink wash
Black chalk
Red chalk

Components of the work

Support composed of paper ( laid down)

Techniques used in production

Drawing (image-making) : Pen, brown ink, some pink wash, heightened with white, over traces of red and black chalk; there are indications of a curved top, upper right, on paper, laid down

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: I. 170 F Barocci
  • Location: Lower right
  • Text: Zi.25. / Zg.46. / Zn.23 / P.22 / F.25 / p. (in Richardson's hand)
  • Location: Old mount, verso
  • Text: J : B : N : 132 / 8 by 6 3/4 in John Barnard's hand)
  • Location: Old mount, verso

References and bibliographic entries

Related exhibitions

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.117-1961
Primary reference Number: 7064
Lugt: 2981
Lugt: 2183
Lugt: 2984
Lugt: 1419
Lugt: 2364
Lugt: 2423

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 11 March 2024

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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