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The Nativity with the arrival of the shepherds
Draughtsman: Correggio (Antonio Allegri)
History note: Sir Peter Lely (Lugt 2092); William Gibson (Lugt, Supplement, 2885); The Earls of Pembroke; Pembroke sale, Sotheby's, 10 July 1917, lot 490; with Thomas Agnew & Sons; Charles B.O. Clarke; Louis C.G. Clarke, LL.D. (in 1935)
Bequeathed 1960.
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1961) by Clarke, Louis Colville Gray
White chalk
Brown ink
Brown wash
Red chalk
Support
composed of
paper
Paper
Height 246 mm
Width 209 mm
Drawing (image-making) : Pen and brown ink, brown wash over red chalk, heightened with white on paper
Accession number: PD.119-1961
Primary reference Number: 7264
Lugt: 2092
Lugt: 2885
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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