Lot Essay
A comparable drawing was exhibited at Colnaghi in 1994, no. 33, illustrated, and another, now in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, was sold at Christie's, 27 November 1974, lot 290, illustrated.
God appearing to Moses
Details
Paolo de Matteis (1662-1728)
God appearing to Moses
with inscription 'p.7' (verso, laid down)
black chalk, grey wash, watermark proprietary
222 x 176 mm.
God appearing to Moses
with inscription 'p.7' (verso, laid down)
black chalk, grey wash, watermark proprietary
222 x 176 mm.
Provenance
John Perceval, 1st Earl of Egmont (1683-1749), his book-plate on the original binding.
W.F. Mercer.
Richard Johnson.
Sir David Kelly; Christie's, 10 July 1953, part of lot 1 (38 guineas).
W.F. Mercer.
Richard Johnson.
Sir David Kelly; Christie's, 10 July 1953, part of lot 1 (38 guineas).