DrawingsNetherlandish16th century

The Brazen Serpent

c. 1533-39

Artists

Michiel CoxcieArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Brown ink over black chalk on light tan antique laid paper

Culture

Netherlandish

Century

16th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

20.7 x 32.8 cm (8 1/8 x 12 15/16 in.) mount: 29.1 x 41.2 cm (11 7/16 x 16 1/4 in.)

Provenance

Richard Cosway, Esq., London (L. 628, lower left), probably sold; [G. Stanley, London, 14 21 February 1822, perhaps either lot 172 (as Heemskerk), lot 347 (as Bandinelli), or lot 572 (as Michelangelo)]. Sir Thomas Lawrence, London (L. 2445, lower left). [1] Possibly Samuel Woodburn, London, sold; [Christie’s, London, 20 June 1854, lot 794 (as Coxie, "The Deluge")]. Sir J. C. Robinson, London (L. 1433, variant, lower left), sold; [Christie's, London, 12 May 1902, lot 95]; to [F. J. Parsons, London.] Frederick N. Price (president of Ferargil Galleries), New York, given; to Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Penn., 1933-41 (inv. no. 403), deaccessioned; to [James A. Bergquist, Boston] sold; to Fogg Art Museum, 1982; Curatorial Study Group Fund, Marian H. Phinney Fund, William C. Heilman Fund and Paul J. Sachs Memorial Fund, 1982.50. 1. The drawing is not known in Lawrence's sales of 1830, 1831, or 1860, nor is it in his inventory housed in the Victoria and Albert Museum.

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