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Salvator Rosa
Jonah disgorged by the Whale
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February 2, 06:34 PM GMT
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4,000 - 6,000 USD
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Description
Salvator Rosa
1615 - 1673
Jonah disgorged by the Whale
Pen and brown ink and wash;
bears old attribution on a tab of paper affixed to the backing: S. Rosa
102 by 151 mm; 4 by 6 in.
John MacGowan (d. 1803);
Sir William Forbes of Pitsligo (1739-1806,
thence by descent to Mrs Peter Somervell;
sale, London, Sotheby's 28 March 1968, part of lot 77;
with H. Shickman Gallery, New York, by 1980;
sale, New York, Christie's, 22 January 2003, lot 33
Sir William Forbes of Pitsligo (1739-1806,
thence by descent to Mrs Peter Somervell;
sale, London, Sotheby's 28 March 1968, part of lot 77;
with H. Shickman Gallery, New York, by 1980;
sale, New York, Christie's, 22 January 2003, lot 33
M. Mahoney, The Drawings of Salvator Rosa, New York and London 1977, no. 79.11
One of four drawings by Rosa of this subject, the others of which are in the Fondation Custodia, Paris and in Leipzig.1
1. Mahoney, op.cit., no. 79.12-14
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