The Seizure of the Wedding Guest Without a Wedding Garment in an Imaginary Architectural Setting
Drawing
1674 (made)
1674 (made)
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Graphite, pen and black ink, red chalk and grey and blue wash, heightened with white, on brown paper
Object details
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| Title | The Seizure of the Wedding Guest Without a Wedding Garment in an Imaginary Architectural Setting (published title) |
| Materials and techniques | Graphite, pen and black ink, red chalk and grey and blue wash, heightened with white, on brown paper |
| Brief description | Drawing, 'The Seizure of the Wedding Guest Without a Wedding Garment in an Imaginary Architectural Setting', by Jan Erasmus Quellinus, Antwerp, graphite, pen and ink, 1674 |
| Physical description | Graphite, pen and black ink, red chalk and grey and blue wash, heightened with white, on brown paper |
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| Production type | Unique |
| Marks and inscriptions | Signed and dated at lower right, in brown ink, Quellinus f A 1674; and inscribed at upper left, in graphite, 8; and at lower centre, in brown ink, aft 22.880–. |
| Gallery label | Quellinus was one of the last representatives of the great Flemish school of religious and history painting. He travelled across Italy and was particularly influenced by 16th-century Venetian artist Paolo Veronese. This is one of a series of preparatory drawings of biblical scenes for wall paintings in the Abbey of St Michael in Antwerp. It is typical of Quellinus’ style, with an imposing architectural setting derived from Veronese. |
| Credit line | Purchased, 1949 |
| Object history | Pierre Crozat (1665–1741), Paris (L. 2951), his sale, Paris, 10 April–13 May 1741, possibly one of four (perhaps with cat. no. 511 and/or some of cat. nos. 513–15) in lot 899: ‘Quatre grands desseins colorés à guazze représentant des subjets de festins’; sale, London, Christie’s, 4 February 1949, lot 92 (with cat. no. 511 to ‘Scharf’); Robert Frank (dealer), London; from whom purchased (with cat. no. 511) by the museum on 16 February 1949 for £50. 0s. 0d. |
| Literary reference | The Bible (Matthew 22:11-14) |
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| Accession number | E.220-1949 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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