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French School
18th century
An Investiture
18th century
Pen and black ink and wash, over graphite, on paper.
13 5/8 x 19 5/8 inches (346 x 498 mm)
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) in 1909.
III, 98
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Watermark: Letters "ARC" above custer of grapes, all over a shield.
Provenance:
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.
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Associated names:
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, III, 98, repr.
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