Christ and the Centurion

Anonymous, French, 17th century 

Former Attribution:
Formerly attributed to Sébastien Bourdon (French, Montpellier 1616–1671 Paris)
Date:
17th century
Medium:
Pen and brown ink, brown wash, over red and black chalk, heightened with white
Dimensions:
7 15/16 x 10 1/16 in. (20.2 x 25.5 cm)
Classification:
Drawings
Credit Line:
Bequest of Harry G. Sperling, 1971
Accession Number:
1975.131.92
  • Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings

    Marking: Unidentified mark (Lugt 2890)

  • Provenance

    Sir Peter Lely (Pieter van der Faes) (British, Soest 1618–1680 London)Lugt 2092; Peter Sylvester Lugt 2877

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bean and Turcic 1986.45

  • References

    Jacob Bean, Lawrence Turcic 15th-18th Century French Drawings in The Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, 1986, cat. no. 45, p. 49, ill.

    Jacques Thuillier, Michel Hilaire, Juan J. Luna Sébastien Bourdon 1616-1671. Paris, 2000, p. 472, ill.



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