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The Adoration of the Shepherds
Draughtsman: Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Imitator of)
History note: A. Fitzherber(g?), Lord St Helens (1753-1839), not identifiable in his sale, Christie's, 26 May 1840; Ricketts and Shannon collection
The Ricketts and Shannon Collection. Bequeathed by Charles Shannon, 1937
Height: 100 mm
Width: 84 mm
Relative size of this object is displayed using code inspired by Good Form and Spectacle's work on the British Museum's Waddeson Bequest website and their dimension drawer. They chose a tennis ball to represent a universally sized object, from which you could envisage the size of an object.
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1937) by Shannon, Charles Haslewood
Same hand as the group of imitations in Munich
Support composed of paper
Drawing (image-making) : Pen and brown ink, on paper
Accession number: 2141
Primary reference Number: 5036
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2022) "The Adoration of the Shepherds" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/5036 Accessed: 2022-09-25 14:31:05
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Accession Number: PD.3-2013
Accession Number: C.2821C-1928
Accession Number: 2821
Accession Number: PD.33-1986
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