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Two male figures: 3129

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Two male figures

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Passarotti, Bartolommeo (Attributed to)
Draughtsman: Rubens, Peter Paul (And studio)

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Notes

History note: J. Richardson Sr. (Lugt 2184); Thomas Hudson (Lugt 2432); Sir Charles Grevill (Lugt 549 (verso)); sale, Christie's, 21 May 1896, part of lot 355, (as from the Houlditch collection, together with no. 3130), bought by Clough

Measurements and weight

Height: 362 mm
Width: 244 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1913) by Clough, G.T.

Note

Appears to have been retouched by Rubens. Jaffé considered the underlying drawing to be Italian [circle of Baccio Bandinelli]; Royalton-Kish considered the drawing to be from Rubens' studio, perhaps by Jan Boeckhorst or Gasper de Crasyer, corrected by Rubens. Jeremy Wood considers this to by Passarotti.

School or Style

Flemish

Materials used in production

Brown ink
Brown wash
White bodycolour

Components of the work

Support composed of paper ( buff)

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Pen and brown ink, retouched with wash, heightened with white bodycolour on buff paper

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Identification numbers

Accession number: 3129
Primary reference Number: 5110
Lugt: 2184
Lugt: 2432
Lugt: 549

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 8 March 2024

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

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