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Artists: Zurbarán, Francisco de (3)

Period: 17th century (5013)

Type: chalk (1606) | ink (2963) | watercolour (2151)

Style: Spanish (151)

Keywords
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Preparation for the Good Death

17th century

Artists
Attributed to Pereda y Salgado, Antonio    more

Formerly attributed to Zurbarán, Francisco de    more

Pen and point of brush, grey ink and wash over traces of black chalk or charcoal on paper

height: 18.5 cm; width: 14.8 cm

Inscription
Inscription, in graphite, lower left, recto:
Velasquez

Acquisition
Witt, Robert Clermont (Sir); bequest; 1952
D.1952.RW.43

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