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A study for 'The Massacre of the Innocents'
Draughtsman: Poussin, Nicolas
Height: 71 mm
Width: 84 mm
Method of acquisition: Given (1985) by Executors of Professor Anthony Blunt
The drawing, which shows a baby lying on its back, was identified by Anthony Blunt as a fragment cut from the same sheet as the Fitzwilliam drawing, No. 3097, verso. The red chalk line at the top of the drawing divides into two towards the left and these two correspond almost exactly to two lines on the Fitzwilliam drawing.
Support composed of paper
Drawing : Red chalk on paper
Accession number: PD.1-1985
Primary reference Number: 6723
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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