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The Lamentation over the dead Christ
Draughtsman: Oliver, Isaac I
History note: Bought in Lisbon in 1940 by Sr. José Casmiiro Serrao Franco; sold Sotheby's, 20 November 1957, lot 66, bt. P. & D. Colnaghi for the Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum
Height: 209 mm
Width: 281 mm
Method of acquisition: Given (1957) by The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum
Support composed of paper
Pen and ink : Pen and ink, watercolour and passages of a thicker opaque medium over black chalk
Accession number: PD.5-1957
Primary reference Number: 12179
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The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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