The Penitent Magdalene
18th century
Artists
Dimensions
43 x 29.8 cm (16 15/16 x 11 3/4 in.)
Provenance
Gregory Vladimirovitch Orloff (1777-1826) (1); Prince Alexis Orloff, by descent; his sale, Paris, Galerie Georges Petit, 29-30 April 1920, lot 111 (2); Jean Cailleux, Paris (his mark, lower right); Jeffrey Horvitz, Beverly Farms, MA, sold; to Vermeer Associates Limited, Brampton, Ontario, 1995, sold; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1998, inv. no. 1998.223 (3) Notes (1) It is believed that the album was the purchase of Gregory Vladimirovitch Orloff. (2) This is the famous auction known as the "Orloff sale," a two-day dispersal in Paris of the late Prince Alexis Orloff's art collection. (3) The drawing was placed on long-term loan with HUAM in 1995.
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