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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1978.539
People
Attributed to Anthony van Dyck, Flemish (Antwerp, Belgium 1599 - 1641 London)
Title
Lamentation of Christ
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
17th century
Culture
Flemish
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/295509

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Brown ink, brown wash, white opaque watercolor and red chalk on oiled (?) antique laid paper
Dimensions
28.4 x 39.5 cm (11 3/16 x 15 9/16 in.)
mount: 37 x 47.7 cm (14 9/16 x 18 7/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • collector's mark: lower left, black ink, stamp: [star stamp, twice, not L. 2885, not in Lugt]
  • collector's mark: lower right, black ink, stamp or pen?: L. 2092 (Sir Peter Lely?)
  • inscription: upper right, brown ink: Jd [?]
  • collector's mark: lower right, red paint: [CR partially encircled]
  • inscription: mount, lower center, brown ink: Van Dyke
  • inscription: verso of mount, upper center, graphite: from the collection Sir Peter Lely 1617 -- 1680 / bought at the sale of his drawings / April 11th 1789 / Collection Charles I /
  • inscription: mount, verso, center, graphite: Van Dyck
  • inscription: verso of mount, lower right, graphite: 18 1/2 x 14 1/4 S [overlined and underlined]
  • watermark: mount, verso, upper left, graphite: P.L
  • inscription: mount, verso, lower center: 44 [encircled]
  • inscription: mount, verso, lower right, graphite: one of the Masters best drawings
  • inscription: mount, verso, lower left, brown ink: 13
  • inscription: mount, verso upper left, blue ink: Q
  • watermark: none visible

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Nicholas Lanière, London (L. 2885, with his mark). Sir Peter Lely, London (L. 2092, with his mark). Unidentified Collector, (not in Lugt, with his mark). [H. M. Calmann, London, 30 May 1967], sold; to Private Collector, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1978.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Anonymous Gift
Accession Year
1978
Object Number
1978.539
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Subjects and Contexts

  • Dutch, Flemish, & Netherlandish Drawings

Verification Level

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