Lot Essay
Derived from the fresco in the cupola of Parma Cathedral (circa 1526-30). Another copy is at Chatsworth (A.E. Popham, Correggio's Drawings, London, 1957, p. 175, no. A13).
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The Assumption of the Virgin
Details
Follower of Antonio Allegri, il Correggio
The Assumption of the Virgin
red chalk
4 1/8 x 4 1/8 in. (124 x 105 mm.)
The Assumption of the Virgin
red chalk
4 1/8 x 4 1/8 in. (124 x 105 mm.)
Provenance
Sir Joshua Reynolds (L. 2364).
T. Blayds (L. 416a), on associated mount with attribution 'Corregio' and shelfmark 'J.32.' (verso); probably Christie's, London, 29 March 1849, part of lot 36 (A Collection of Drawings by Old Masters..., 36 guineas to Thatcher).
Lord Overstone, and by descent.
T. Blayds (L. 416a), on associated mount with attribution 'Corregio' and shelfmark 'J.32.' (verso); probably Christie's, London, 29 March 1849, part of lot 36 (A Collection of Drawings by Old Masters..., 36 guineas to Thatcher).
Lord Overstone, and by descent.
Literature
G. Redford, Descriptive catalogue of Works of Art at Overstone Park, Lockinge House and Carlton Gardens, 1878, no. 35.
[L. Parris], The Loyd Collection of Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, 1967, and with a new introduction by Francis Russell, 1991, p. 33, no. 76.
[L. Parris], The Loyd Collection of Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, 1967, and with a new introduction by Francis Russell, 1991, p. 33, no. 76.
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