Study for Mary Magdalene: 2182

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Study for Mary Magdalene

Maker(s)

Entities

Drawing

Notes

History note: P.H. Lankrink (1628-1692) (Lugt 2090); Sir J.C. Robinson (1824-1913) (Lugt 1433), his sale, Christie's, 14 May 1902, lot 336, bt. Hone-Murray; Ricketts and Shannon (Lugt 506a)

Legal notes

The Ricketts and Shannon Collection. Bequeathed by Charles Shannon, 1937

Measurements and weight

Height: 262 mm
Width: 402 mm

Relative size of this object

What does this represent?

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.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1937) by Shannon, Charles Haslewood

School or Style

Flemish

Materials used in production

Charcoal

Components of the work

Support composed of paper ( buff)

Techniques used in production

Drawing (image-making) : Charcoal on buff paper

Inscription or legends present

Text: 114
Location: On the right
Method of creation: Ink

Text: PP Rubens
Location: Lower left
Method of creation: Graphite

Text: No.1
Location: Verso, on the left
Method of creation: Ink

Text: No 1. Vp65
Location: Verso, on the right
Method of creation: Ink

Related exhibitions

Rubens, a Genius at Work: the works of Peter Paul Rubens in the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium reconsidered

Identification numbers

Accession number: 2182
Primary reference Number: 5107
Lugt: 2090
Lugt: 1433
Lugt: 506a
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 7 June 2022

Associated departments & institutions

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

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