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Two standing women: PD.33-1998

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Two standing women
A procession of six figures

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Perino del Vaga (Pietro Buonaccorsi)

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Notes

History note: Sir Peter Lely [Lugt 2092]; William, 2nd Duke of Devonshire [Lugt 718]; by descent to the [?]6th Duke [no longer at Chatsworth in 1929]; sale Sotheby's, 16 July 1958, part of lot 22; with Alastair Matthews; with Yvonne ffrench; J.A. Gere from 1958/9; Charlotte Gere

Legal notes

From the Perceval Fund with contributions from the National Art Collections Fund and the Museums and Galleries Commission/ Victoria and Albert Museum Purchase Fund, through Artemis Ltd, 1998.

Measurements and weight

Height: 220 mm
Width: 148 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1998) by Gere, Charles March

Dating

1530s
After 1537 - After 1538

School or Style

Italian

Materials used in production

Brown ink
White chalk
Brown wash
Black chalk

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Recto: pen and brown ink, brown wash over black chalk, heightened with white on paper, with a brown wash verso: pen and brown ink

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Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.33-1998
Primary reference Number: 46083
Lugt: 2092
Lugt: 718

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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 15 October 2025

Associated departments & institutions

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

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