Italian School
16th century
Altar or Pax with Crucifixion, Virgin and Child, and Saints Christopher, Antony Abbot, John the Baptist and a Martyr
10 7/8 x 7 3/4 inches (275 x 198 mm)
Pen and brown ink on paper.
I, 58
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) in 1909.
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed at lower left in black chalk, "69"; on verso of lining near lower edge in pen and brown ink, presumably by Esdaile, "1820 WE"(Esdaile monogram) "P N 210 Unknown"; at upper right, in pen and brown ink, "925".
Associated names
Lagoy, Jean-Baptiste de Meryan, marquis de, 1764-1829, former owner.
Esdaile, Walter, former owner.
Murray, Charles Fairfax, 1849-1919, former owner.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
Esdaile, Walter, former owner.
Murray, Charles Fairfax, 1849-1919, former owner.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
Bibliography
Collection J. Pierpont Morgan : Drawings by the Old Masters Formed by C. Fairfax Murray. London : Privately printed, 1905-1912, I, 58.
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