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Johann Carl Loth
1632-1698
Adoration of the Shepherds
Pen and brown ink, with opaque white, over black chalk, on green-brown paper, on laminated paper decorative mount.
6 x 12 1/4 inches (151 x 311 mm)
Purchased on the Fellows Fund as the special gift of Stephen Geiger.
1991.11
Notes:
Preliminary study for a painting in the Sala dell'Albergo in the Scuola Grande dei Carmini, Venice.
Inscription:
Inscribed on old mount, "Carlo Loth".
Provenance:
Nathaniel Hone (Lugt 2793); probably J. Howard Whitehouse; The Educational Trust, Bembridge School Isle of Wight; P & D Colnaghi and Co., London.
Associated names:
Hone, Nathaniel, 1718-1784, former owner.
Whitehouse, J. Howard (John Howard), 1873-1955, former owner.
Geiger, Stephen, donor.
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