Current Location: In storage
Titles
An Angel
Maker(s)
Draughtsman:
Reni, Guido
(Attributed to)
Entities
Categories
Notes
History note: John Skippe (1742-1812) who presumably purchased it together with the rest of his collection from a Monastery in Venice, c. 1773; the collection passed by inheritance, after his death, to the Martin family; the drawings were inherited by James Martin's son early in the 19th century and eventually passed, after having been inherited by successive members of the Martin family, to Edward Holland, through the latter's mother; upon the death of Edward Holland in 1916 they passed, subject to the life interest of his sister, Mrs Rayner-Wood, to Edward Holland-Martin, his nephew; sold at Christie's, 21 November 1958, lot 177e, bt. by Colnaghi's on behalf of the Friends of the Fitzwilliam for 42 gns., together with four other drawings, from which two were retained (PD.65-1958, Isaac Oliver, and PD.66-1958, Follower of Guido Reni) (purchase price: £46 6s 0d)
Measurements and weight
Height: 190 mm
Width: 118 mm
Acquisition and important dates
Method of acquisition: Given
(1958-11-21)
by
The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum
School or Style
Italian
Materials used in production
Wash
Brown ink
Red chalk
Components of the work
Support
composed of
paper
Techniques used in production
Drawing
: Pen and brown ink over red chalk, with slight traces of wash, on paper
Identification numbers
Accession number: PD.67-1958
Primary reference Number: 7780
Stable URI
Audit data
Created: Saturday 6 August 2011
Updated: Monday 18 December 2023
Last processed: Tuesday 13 May 2025
Associated departments & institutions
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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