Circle of Raphael
1483-1520
Adoration of the Magi
ca. 1520
11 1/16 x 20 7/8 inches (281 x 530 mm)
Pen and brown ink and wash, with lead white opaque watercolor, over black chalk, on paper; black framing line at bottom.
IV, 29a
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) in 1909.
Notes
Watermark: two-pronged anchor in a circle.
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed on verso of mount, at upper center, in pen and brown ink, "Cabinetto Ricci // Ven a / B / Fo 20 - No 18". Continues with long text, "This very capital drawing..."; at upper left corner, in graphite, "733-1-180"; at lower center, in graphite, "12"; at lower right, in graphite, "at Paris...(illegible)...(?)1750".
Associated names
Lawrence, Thomas, Sir, 1769-1830, former owner.
West, Benjamin, 1738-1820, former owner.
Murray, Charles Fairfax, 1849-1919, former owner.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
West, Benjamin, 1738-1820, former owner.
Murray, Charles Fairfax, 1849-1919, former owner.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
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Century Drawings
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