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Two groups of ecclesiastics, facing one another: PD.3-1979

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Two groups of ecclesiastics, facing one another

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Carpaccio, Vittore

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Notes

History note: Padre Sebastiano Resta; Giovanni Matteo Marchetti, Bishop of Arezzo; Cavaliere Marchetti da Pistoia, sold through John Talman in 1716 to John, Lord Somers (Lugt 2981); Thomas Hudson (Lugt 2432); Sir Joshua Reynolds, P.R.A. (Lugt 2364) Thomas Banks (Lugt 2423); (?) Mrs Lavinia Forster; (?) Ambrose Poynter; Sir E.J. Poynter, P.R.A. (Lugt 874); his sale, Sotheby's, 24-28 April 1918, lot 23; Lord Lascelles; Earl of Harewood; his sale, Christie's, 6 July 1965, lot 118; Captain Norman Colville; Mrs Norman Colville

Legal notes

Accepted by Her Majesty's Treasury in lieu of estate duty and allocated at the request of Mrs Colville to the Fitzwilliam Museum.

Measurements and weight

Height: 214 mm
Width: 278 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Allocated (1979) by H.M. Treasury

School or Style

Italian

Materials used in production

Brown ink
Red chalk

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Pen and brown ink over red chalk on paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: g.29
  • Location: Lower right
  • Text: 10
  • Location: Lower right
  • Location: Lower left
  • Type: Collector's mark
  • Location: Lower right
  • Type: Collector's mark

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Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.3-1979
Primary reference Number: 7226
Lugt: 2981
Lugt: 2432
Lugt: 2364
Lugt: 2423
Lugt: 874

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 17 July 2025

Associated departments & institutions

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

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