c. 1650
34.5 x 26.5 cm (13 9/16 x 10 7/16 in.)
The artist's estate; his niece, Claudine Bouzonnet-Stella, Paris; Michel de Masso, Paris, by descent; Gaetano Minossi, Rome (by c. 1756); Thomas Talbot, Margam Castle, Port Talbot, Wales (as Nicolas Poussin; by c. 1776); Lady Beythswood, Penrice Castle, Glamorgan, Gower Peninsula, Wales, by descent; Christopher Methuen-Campbell, Penrice Castle, Glamorgan, Gower Peninsula, Wales, by descent; sale, Christie’s, London, 9 December 1986, lot 123 (as "Presentation in the Temple"); sale, Christie’s, New York, 13 January 1987, lot 105 (as "Sacrifice of Anna"); Yvonne Tan Bunzl, London; Jeffrey E. Horvitz, Boston (inv. no. D-F-268); Harvard Art Museums/ Fogg Museum, Gift of Jeffrey E. Horvitz in honor of James Cuno, 2006.318
Brown ink on cream antique laid paper; verso: brown ink
17th centuryFrenchBlack chalk, brown and gray wash, and touches of brown ink on cream antique laid paper, framing lines in graphite, black chalk, brown ink, and brown wash, laid down on a decorated mount
17th centuryFrenchBlack ink, gray wash, and traces of black chalk on off-white antique laid paper, framing lines in black ink and gray wash, partially incised
17th centuryFrenchRed chalk on paper; verso: red and black chalk
17th-18th centuryFrenchBrown ink, brown wash, and white gouache over traces of graphite on dark cream antique laid paper prepared with a reddish brown wash, partial framing lines in brown ink, laid down on off-white card
17th centuryFrenchGraphite with gold paint and white gouache over red chalk on parchment, framing lines in gold paint and graphite, laid down on off-white card, laid down on a decorated mount
17th centuryFrenchBlack chalk and gray wash on cream antique laid paper
17th centuryFrenchBlack and red chalk with traces of white chalk on tan antique laid paper, framing lines in black ink and black chalk, laid down on cream antique laid paper
17th-18th centuryFrenchBrown ink and brown wash over black chalk on cream antique laid paper, laid down on cream antique laid paper
17th centuryFrenchRed chalk with touches of graphite on cream antique laid paper
17th centuryFrenchColored chalks on cream antique laid paper, laid down on cream wove paper, with cream antique laid paper strips adhered to face
16th-17th centuryFrenchBrown ink and brown wash with touches of graphite on cream antique laid paper, framing lines in brown ink
17th centuryFrench