A pilgrim with his dog

Details

SPANISH (?) SCHOOL, 17TH CENTURY
A pilgrim with his dog
black and red chalk, pen and brown ink, red and yellow wash
14 ½ x 10 ¼ in. (37.1 x 26 cm)

Provenance

John Barnard (1709-1784), London (his inscription ‘J.B. No: 76/ 14 3/4 by 10 1/2’ on verso of the mount, L. 1420); London, 16 February 1787, lot 73 (as Annibale Carracci).
Henry Temple, 2nd Viscount Palmerston (1739-1802), London; Christie’s, London, 24 April 1891, lot 143 (as Annibale Carracci).
Charles Fairfax Murray (1849-1919), London.
with Colnaghi, London, 1968.
Gerald Bronfman (1911-1986) and Marjorie Bronfman, née Schechter (1917-2012), Montreal; by descent to
Corinne Bronfman (1947-2022), Washington DC; by descent to the present owners.

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Lot Essay

This large sheet was originally believed to be a work by Annibale Carracci. Clearly unrelated to Annibale’s work, the unusual and interesting drawing might be the work of a Spanish artist. The pilgrim walking with his dog may be comparable with the figure of Saint Roch.

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