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April 1799, lot 574: ‘RUBENS ... on the drawing of Taddeo Zuccaro’; Rev. Alexander Dyce (1798–1869), London (L. 711 bis), by whom bequeathed to the museum (L. Suppl. 153b), 1869. \n\nPossibly a study for the figure of God in 'Fall of the Angels' or 'Holy Trinity' at Munich.\r\n\r\n","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Drawing, God the Father; by Peter Paul Rubens (reworking of drawing by anonymous late sixteenth-century Italian artist); Black chalk and oil colour, heightened with white and ruled in for copying; Possibly a study for the figure of God in 'Fall of the Angels' or 'Holy Trinity' in Munich; Flemish School; c.1628-9","bibliographicReferences":[{"reference":{"text":"","id":""},"details":"","free":"<u>DYCE COLLECTION. A Catalogue of the Paintings, Miniatures, Drawings, Engravings, Rings and Miscellaneous Objects Bequeathed by The Reverend Alexander Dyce</u>. 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