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Adoration of the Shepherds
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1566-1651
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Width: 27.4 cm
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Literature
no. 102 on p. 52
Illus. no. 102 on p. 59
Roethlisberger, Marcel G. and Marten Jan Bok, Abraham Bloemaert and his sons, Doornspijk 1993
p. 344 under no. 551 and no. D28 on p. 427
"The soft execution is characteristic of the late years"
Old Master Drawings from the Witt Collection, Auckland City Art Gallery, 1960
cat. no. 51
Inscriptions
Inscription: Support (historic), Recto: upper left, graphite: "959"; lower centre, brown ink: "Abm. Bloemart"; lower right, graphite: "25/-"; lower right corner, graphite, second number crossed out: "172 / 161". Support (historic), Verso: centre, graphite: "36"; centre, graphite, Witt number: "337"; lower left, graphite: "Metz's Sale May 1801 / Lot 91"; lower right, graphite: "An excellent specimen of Bloemart B%".
Collector's mark: Recto: lower right corner, stamped in black ink: unidentified collector (L.474). Support (historic), Recto: lower left, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b). Support (historic), Verso: lower left, stamped in red ink: Achille Chariatte (L.88a).
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