Holy Family with St Anne

A print after a painting attributed on plate to Andrea del Sarto when in the Royal Gallery, Dresden. Lettered with production details, and dated on plate below coat of arms: 1752. Published in 'Recueil d'estampes d'après les plus célèbres tableaux de la Galerie Royale de Dresde', Dresden 1753, plate 7. The painting, now attributed to Vincenzo Catena, is currently housed in the Staatliche Gemäldegalerie, Dresden. Another painting of this subject by Catena was previoulsy in the collection of Count Mexborough, London (G. Robertson, 'Vincenzo Catena', 1954, pp.56ff). The composition is derived from a drawing now in the Devonshire Collection, Chatsworth House (inv. no.90), formerly attributed to Raphael and now generally ascribed to Giulio Romano. Photographs of the Chatsworth at RCINs 851319, 851320. The print shows the Virgin sitting on the lap of St Anne, while supporting the Christ Child on her knees with both hands; the Child reaches for St Joseph who leans over a wheeled walking frame at right; with landscape beyond.