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The Institution of the Eucharist c.1640-41
Buff paper, stylus and graphite outlines, pen and brown ink, brown wash, black chalk | 55.6 x 40.2 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 911876
Studio of Nicolas Poussin (1594-1665)
The Institution of the Sacrament c.1640-41
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A large and carefully finished drawing, agreeing in all details, for Poussin's large altarpiece of 1641, commissioned by Louis XIII in 1640 for a chapel in the chateau of St Germain-en-Laye (now in the Louvre). Probably by Jean Lemaire, Poussin's principal assistant in Paris.
Provenance
Probably Cassiano dal Pozzo (1583-1657); from whose heirs bought by Pope Clement XI, 1703; passed to his nephew, Cardinal Alessandro Albani, 1714; from whom acquired by George III, 1762.
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Medium and techniques
Buff paper, stylus and graphite outlines, pen and brown ink, brown wash, black chalk
Measurements
55.6 x 40.2 cm (sheet of paper)
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Other number(s)
RL 11876
