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After a painting by Reni which was owned by Robert Walpole and located at Houghton Hall untill it was sold to the Imperial Collection of Russia in 1779.
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Title: The doctors of the church consulting books and documents and contemplating the Virgin who is shown above in heaven, flanked by angels, after Reni
Artist:
William Sharp (British, London 1749–1824 London)
Artist:
Intermediary draughtsman George Farington (British, Leigh, Lancaster 1752–1788 Murshidabad, West Bengal)
Artist:
After Guido Reni (Italian, Bologna 1575–1642 Bologna)
Publisher:
John Boydell (British, Dorrington, Shropshire 1720–1804 London)
Date: 1785
Medium: Engraving
Dimensions:
Image: 23 in. × 15 1/2 in. (58.4 × 39.3 cm)
Sheet (Trimmed): 25 5/16 × 16 7/8 in. (64.3 × 42.8 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Georgiana W. Sargent, in memory of John Osborne Sargent, 1924
Accession Number: 24.63.1832
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