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Lot 34: Ludovico Carracci (Bologna 1555-1619) Christ carrying the Cross black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash, the figure of Christ incised 13 5/8 x 9 in. (34.5 x 23 cm)

Est: £5,000 GBP - £7,000 GBPSold:
Christie'sLondon, United KingdomJuly 02, 2019

Item Overview

Description

Ludovico Carracci (Bologna 1555-1619)
Christ carrying the Cross
with inscription 'L Caratio' (recto) and with inscription 'Lodovico Caratio 60' (verso, visible through the backing sheet)
black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash, the figure of Christ incised
13 5/8 x 9 in. (34.5 x 23 cm)

Artist or Maker

Provenance

Jean-Denis Lempereur (1726–1796), Paris.
Sir Thomas Lawrence, London (1769-1830)
Lord Francis Egerton, 1st Earl of Ellesmere (1800-1857; L. 2710b), 1836, and by descent
to the Duke of Sutherland; Sotheby's, London, 11 July 1972, lot 4 (£750 to Colnaghi, probably for Eric Stanley).

Auction Details

Old Master and British Drawings and Watercolours

by
Christie's
July 02, 2019, 01:00 PM BST

8 King Street, St. James's, London, LDN, SW1Y 6QT, UK