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Holy Family
Nicolas PoussinSecond half of the 17th century
Dulwich Picture Gallery
London, United Kingdom
Details
- Title: Holy Family
- Creator Lifespan: 1594 - 1665
- Date: Second half of the 17th century
- Physical Dimensions: w508 x h661 cm
- Type: Painting
- Medium: Oil
- Work Nationality: French
- Support: Canvas
- Provenance: London, Sir Francis Bourgeois, 1811; Bourgeois Bequest, 1811.
- Further Information: The calling of the child Samuel is described in I Samuel III, 2-10. According to Waterhouse DPG223 is a studio replica of the original at Knole of c.1776. The picture seems to have remained in the painter's possession and was purchased by Bourgeois at the Reynolds studio sale of 1796.
- After: Poussin, Nicolas
- Acquisition Method: Bourgeois, Sir Peter Francis (Bequest, 1811)
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