DrawingsFrench17th century

Death of the Virgin

17th century

Artists

Thomas BlanchetArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Brown ink over red chalk and traces of graphite on cream antique laid paper, squared in red chalk, framing lines in brown ink

Culture

French

Century

17th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

15.1 x 21 cm (5 15/16 x 8 1/4 in.)

Provenance

Charles-Philippe, Marquis de Chennevières-Pointel, Paris and Bellême (Lugt 2072), sold [through his sale, expert P. Roblin, Paris, April 4-7, 1900, lot 28]. Sold [Hôtel Drouot, Paris, May 2, 1902, lot 13. Albert Léon Victor Finot, Troyes (Lugt 3627), sold [through his sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, December 5, 1982, lot 88]. Claudius Mathias de Jonge, Paris (Lugt 4328). Private collection, France. Sold [through Hôtel Drouot, December 20, 1994, lot 30]. Michel Gierzod, Paris, by 1995, sold; to Jeffrey E. Horvitz, Boston, inv. no. D-F-9, gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1999

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