Annibale Carracci

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Annibale Carracci
1560-1609
Man Seated, Wearing Cloak and Hat
Red chalk on paper.
11 5/8 x 8 1/8 inches (297 x 207 mm)
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) in 1909.
I, 97
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Inscribed on verso, "Given by the Duke of Rutland/ JR".

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Jonathan Richardson, Sr., London (Lugt 2183); Duke of Rutland (according to Reynold's inscription on verso of mount); Sir Joshua Reynolds, London (Lugt 2364); his sale, London, H. Phillips, 5-22 March 1798, no. 1913; Charles Fairfax Murray (1849-1919), London and Florence; from whom purchased through Galerie Alexandre Imbert, Rome, in 1909 by Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913), New York (no mark; see Lugt 1509); his son, J. P. Morgan, Jr. (1867-1943), New York.
Associated names: 

Richardson, Jonathan, 1665-1745, former owner.
Rutland, Duke of, former owner.
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723-1792, former owner.
Murray, Charles Fairfax, 1849-1919, former owner.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.

Bibliography: 

Collection J. Pierpont Morgan : Drawings by the Old Masters Formed by C. Fairfax Murray. London : Privately printed, 1905-1912, I, 97, repr.

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