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The Assumption of the Virgin
The Assumption of the Virgin

The Assumption of the Virgin

Giuseppe Passeri (Italian, 1654–1714)
late 17th–early 18th century
Medium/TechniquePen and brown ink and brush with brown wash over red chalk
DimensionsSheet: 18.6 x 13.3 cm (7 5/16 x 5 1/4 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Samuel Cabot
Accession number65.1206
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsDrawings
ProvenanceP. Crozat? (b. 1661 - d. 1740, Lugt 474), Paris; Jonathon Richardson, Jr. (b. 1694 - d. 1771, Lugt 2170), London; Richard Cosway (b. 1740 - d. 1821, Lugt 628-629), London; William Sharp (19c, Lugt 2650) Manchester; [sold London, Sotheby's, March 1878]; Colnaghi, London; Mrs. Samuel Cabot; 1965, gift of Mrs. Samuel Cabot to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 22, 1965)
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