c. 1640s
9.5 x 15.5 cm (3 3/4 x 6 1/8 in.)
[Herbert Feist, New York], sold; to Maida and George Abrams, Boston, 1964; The Maida and George Abrams Collection, 1999.142. NOTE: Provenance information from George Abrams, by recall.
Black chalk and oiled brown chalk(?) on parchment
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