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Two groups of ecclesiastics, facing one another
Carpaccio, Vittore
(Draughtsman)
History note: Padre Sebastiano Resta; Giovanni Matteo Marchetti, Bishop of Arezzo; Cavaliere Marchetti da Pistoia, sold through John Talman in 1716 to John, Lord Somers (Lugt 2981); Thomas Hudson (Lugt 2432); Sir Joshua Reynolds, P.R.A. (Lugt 2364) Thomas Banks (Lugt 2423); (?) Mrs Lavinia Forster; (?) Ambrose Poynter; Sir E.J. Poynter, P.R.A. (Lugt 874); his sale, Sotheby's, 24-28 April 1918, lot 23; Lord Lascelles; Earl of Harewood; his sale, Christie's, 6 July 1965, lot 118; Captain Norman Colville; Mrs Norman Colville
Accepted by Her Majesty's Treasury in lieu of estate duty and allocated at the request of Mrs Colville to the Fitzwilliam Museum.
Height: 214 mm
Width: 278 mm
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Method of acquisition: Allocated
(1979)
by
H.M. Treasury
Support composed of paper
Drawing : Pen and brown ink over red chalk on paper
Accession number: PD.3-1979
Primary reference Number: 7226
Lugt: 2981
Lugt: 2432
Lugt: 2364
Lugt: 2423
Lugt: 874
Stable URI
Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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"Two groups of ecclesiastics, facing one another"
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