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The Brazen Serpent
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Richard Cosway Esq. London (L. 628 lower left) probably sold; [G. Stanley London 14 21 February 1822 perhaps either lot 172 (as Heemskerk) lot 347 (as Bandinelli) or lot 572 (as Michelangelo)]. Sir Thomas Lawrence London (L. 2445 lower left). [1] Possibly Samuel Woodburn London sold; [Christie’s London 20 June 1854 lot 794 (as Coxie "The Deluge")]. Sir J. C. Robinson London (L. 1433 variant lower left) sold; [Christie's London 12 May 1902 lot 95]; to [F. J. Parsons London.] Frederick N. Price (president of Ferargil Galleries) New York given; to Swarthmore College Swarthmore Penn. 1933-41 (inv. no. 403) deaccessioned; to [James A. Bergquist Boston] sold; to Fogg Art Museum 1982; Curatorial Study Group Fund Marian H. Phinney Fund William C. Heilman Fund and Paul J. Sachs Memorial Fund 1982.50.
1. The drawing is not known in Lawrence's sales of 1830 1831 or 1860 nor is it in his inventory housed in the Victoria and Albert Museum.
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum Curatorial Study Group Fund and the Marian H. Phinney William C. Heilman and Paul J. Sachs Memorial Funds
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