A Bishop Blessing a King

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Medium

black and white chalk on blue laid paper

Dimensions

sheet: 20.2 x 29.3 cm (7 15/16 x 11 9/16 in.)
mount: 30.3 x 39.7 cm (11 15/16 x 15 5/8 in.)

Credit Line

Joseph F. McCrindle Collection

Accession Number

2009.70.97

Artists / Makers

Sebastiano Conca (artist) Italian, 1680 - 1764

Image Use

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Inscription

by later hand, lower right in graphite: [S?]; by later hand, center verso in pen and brown ink: From Sir. J. Reynolds, *Lord Somers, & [Richardson Jr] collections / *Lord Somers' mark is between the two center(underlined) figures, thus P.5; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: 30952 A477; by later hand on mat, upper left verso in graphite: [?] Martin 9546

Provenance

Jonathan Richardson, Jr. [1694-1771], London (Lugt 2170). Lord John Somers [1650-1716], London (according to inscription). Sir Joshua Reynolds [1723-1792], London (Lugt 2364). Joseph F. McCrindle [1923-2008], New York; Joseph F. McCrindle Foundation, 2008; gift to NGA, 2009.

Associated Names

McCrindle, Joseph F.
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir
Richardson, Jr., Jonathan
Somers, John, Lord

Bibliography

2012: Grasselli, Margaret M., and Arthur K. Wheelock, Jr., eds. The McCrindle Gift: A Distinguished Collection of Drawings and Watercolors. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art. Washington, 2012: 180 (color).