Sketch of Noah holding one of his Sons after an engraving by Marcantonio Raimondi after Raphael
1857
Accession number: 1927P371
Pencil on paper.
Width: 156 mm
Height: 98 mm
Information
This is one of a number of drawings in the collection executed on pages from the same notebook with the watermark 'Joynson 1855.' Betty Elzea has identified the sketch as a copy of an engraving by Marcantonio Raimondi after Raphael's 'God ordering Noah to build the Ark' (c. 1513) (Frederick Sandys 1829-1904: A Catalogue Raisonné, p. 144).
- Bequeathed by James Richardson Holliday, 1927.
- © Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery
Makers
| Association | Artist | Organisation |
|---|---|---|
| Artist | Frederick Sandys | - |
Inscriptions
| Type | Position(s) | Method | Date(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| left of sketch: vol.2 / may 11/57; below sketch: M. A. - O 786.3. Raphael 3 | ||||
| Inscription | body | Handwritten | 1857-05-11 | vol. 2 and 3 at right angles.. Pencil |
Literature
| Author(s) | Date(s) | Publisher | Pages |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frederick Sandys 1829-1904: A Catalogue Raisonné | |||
| Betty Elzea | 2001 | Antique Collectors' Club in association with Norfolk Museums and Archaeology Service | No. 1.C.79., p. 144; repr. p. 144 |
Provenance
| Acquired by Charles Fairfax Murray probably before June 1895, acquired by J R Holliday (Elzea). |
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