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Lamentation over the Dead Christ
Nicolas Poussin (French, 1594–1665)
Pen and brown ink; 3 1/8 x 6 1/8 in. (8.7 x 15.5 cm), lined
Inscribed in pen and brown ink at lower right: nicolas…
Rogers Fund, 1961 (61.123.1)

The drawing is late and is very probably from a study for The Lamentation in the National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin.

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    Lamentation over the Dead Christ
    Nicolas Poussin (French, 1594–1665)
    Pen and brown ink; 3 1/8 x 6 1/8 in. (8.7 x 15.5 cm), lined
    Inscribed in pen and brown ink at lower right: nicolas…
    Rogers Fund, 1961 (61.123.1)