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Half-length Study of Saint Mary Magdalen with Hands Clasped in Front of Her, Seated Before an Open Book

Drawing
17th century (drawn)
Artist/Maker
Anthony Van Dyck (manner of)
Anthony Van Dyck (artist)
Place of origin
Spain (drawn)

Drawing, Half-length study of Saint Mary Magdalen with hands clasped in front of her, seated before an open book, Anthony van Dyck (formerly manner of), black and red chalk, 17th century


Object details

Object type
Drawing
TitleHalf-length Study of Saint Mary Magdalen with Hands Clasped in Front of Her, Seated Before an Open Book (published title)
Materials and techniques
Black and red chalk
Black Chalk
Red Chalk
Paper
Brief description
Drawing, Half-length study of Saint Mary Magdalen with hands clasped in front of her, seated before an open book, Anthony van Dyck (formerly manner of), black and red chalk, 17th century
Dimensions
  • Height: 379mm
  • Width: 266mm
Production typeUnique
Marks and inscriptions
Inscribed at lower right corner, in brown ink, Diego Belasques; at top centre, in graphite, 127; and at top right, in brown ink, 8.
Object history
Miss Emily Dalton (1816/17–1900), Leicester, by whom bequeathed to the museum (NAL dry stamp on recto and Dalton Bequest purple ink stamp on verso; neither in Lugt), 1900.
Bibliographic reference
Jane Shoaf Turner and Christopher White, Catalogue of Dutch and Flemish Drawings in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 2014, vol. II, Cat. 481, illus. p. 409
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
D.1114-1900

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O892077/half-length-study-of-saint-drawing-anthony-van-dyck/
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