Saint Paul Preaching

Provenance

From an album said to have belonged to King Philip V of Spain, which was dismembered and sold at Sotheby's, London, 22 November 1966, no. 116, as Salvator Rosa; purchased by Fox; private collection (sale, Sotheby's, New York, 13 January 1988, no. 70, as Bolognese School, 17th century); David Tunick, Inc., New York, for NGA, purchase in 1988.

Saint Paul Preaching

Carracci, Agostino

Accession Number

1988.3.1

Medium

pen and brown ink with brown wash on laid paper

Dimensions

Overall: 32.1 x 23.6 cm (12 5/8 x 9 5/16 in.) | overall (tipped into album page): 48.9 x 38.4 cm (19 1/4 x 15 1/8 in.)

Classification

Drawing

Museum

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Credit Line

Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund