1992.62: Study for "Christ in the House of Martha and Mary"

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1992.62

People

Michel II Corneille, French (Paris 1642 - 1708 Paris)
Previously attributed to Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn, Dutch (Leiden 1606 - 1669 Amsterdam)

Title

Study for "Christ in the House of Martha and Mary"

Classification

Drawings

Work Type

drawing

Date

17th-18th century

Culture

French

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/294694

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Brown ink, brown wash, and white gouache on blue paper, discolored to brown, laid down, framing lines in black ink

Dimensions

15.4 x 24.5 cm (6 1/16 x 9 5/8 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• inscription: old mount, lower center, black ink: Rembrandt
• inscription: verso, graphite: 6484 - Lss / rps

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

Collection D. M.; sale, Geneva, Galerie Engelberts, lot 894 (as Rembrandt); sale, New York, Christie's, 15 January 1992, lot 69, sold (as Michel II Corneille); to Seiden and de Cuevas, Inc., New York, gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1992, inv. no. 1992.62

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, The Drawing Department Discretionary Fund through the generosity of Melvin R. Seiden, the Paul J. Sachs Memorial Fund and the Marian H. Phinney Fund

Accession Year

1992

Object Number

1992.62

Division

European and American Art

Contact

am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Publication History

• Old Master Drawings, auct. cat., Christie's, New York (New York, 15 January 1992), cat. no. 69, p. 48, repr. (as Michel II Corneille)

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