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The penitent Magdalen
Draughtsman: Goltzius, Hendrik
History note: Sir Gregory Osborne Page Turner, lot 150 sale, ? 8 November 1824, Christie's; Esdaile (Lugt 2617), his sale 20th June 1840 (with two others) lot 591, bt. Tiffin; Binden Blood, 1856, (Lugt 3011); Miss Gearts, 1937; Messrs. P. & D. Colnaghi; bought by Ingram (Lugt 1405a) 22 December 1939 (£6)
Height: 161 mm
Width: 138 mm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1963) by Ingram, Bruce Stirling, Sir
1592 - 1595
Formerly catalogued as by Abraham Bloemaert; engraved by Jacob Matham [Bartsch 114; Hollstein 157]
Brown ink
Brown wash
Whitening
Support composed of paper ( buff-tinted, and mounted)
Drawing : Pen, brown ink, brown wash, heightened with white on buff-tinted paper, framed with four lines in pen and brown ink (indented for transfer and mounted on an 18th (?) centruy decorative border featuring a pen, brown ink and brown wash design between gold borders
Inscription present: in William Esdaile's hand
Inscription present: Binden Blood's hand
Accession number: PD.164-1963
Primary reference Number: 4669
Lugt: 3011
Lugt: 1405a
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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