16th century
24.1 × 18.5 cm (9 1/2 × 7 5/16 in.)
John Skippe, Ledbury, England, through inheritance to Penelope Martin, 1812. (John Skippe's sister) James and Penelope Skippe-Martin, Overbury Court, Worcs, England, through inheritance from John Skippe, 1812, by descent through the Martin family. (inherited byJohn Skippe's sister, Penelope Skippe-Martin) Edward (d. 1916) Holland, acquired by descent through the Martin family, inherited by Edward Holland's sister. Holland's sister was Mrs. Julia Rayner-Wood Mrs. Julia Rayner-Wood, Herefordshire, England, by descent from brother, Edward Holland, 1916, by descent to nephew, Edward Holland-Martin. [Old Collwall, near malvern] Edward Holland-Martin, by descent from aunt, Mrs Julia Raynor-Wood, sold at Christie's, London, 1958. Sale date: November 20-21, 1958 Christie's, London, England, from Edward Holland-Martin, sold at auction, 1958. Sale, November 20-21, 1958, lot 5 (A). Thomas Palmer. Sotheby's, London, England, sold to Vermeer Associates Limited, 1996. Sale, April 18, 1996, lot 12, repr. Vermeer Associates Limited, Brampton, Ontario, Canada, acquired from Sotheby's, London, 1996, sold to Harvard University Art Museums, 1998. Sale, April18, 1996.
Oiled black chalk heightened with white on tinted tan antique laid paper
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16th-17th centuryItalianBrown ink and brown wash over black chalk, later gone over with a stylus, on off-white antique laid paper
16th centuryItalianBrown ink and red chalk on tan antique laid paper; verso: red chalk
16th-17th centuryItalianBrown ink and brown wash on cream antique laid paper
16th centuryItalianBlack and white chalk on dark cream antique laid paper
16th-17th centuryItalianBrown ink with traces of black chalk on cream antique laid paper; verso: black chalk
16th centuryItalianRed chalk and gray wash on off-white antique laid paper
16th-17th centuryItalianBrown ink and white gouache on cream antique laid paper, with brown ink infill and partial framing line in graphite on the mount, laid down overall to cream antique laid paper
16th centuryItalianBrown ink and brown wash, heightened with white goauche on blue antique laid paper; verso: black chalk
16th centuryItalianBrown ink over red chalk, squared in graphite for transfer, on cream antique laid paper
16th centuryItalianBrown ink, incised, on cream antique laid paper inlaid into off-white antique laid album page; verso: brown ink and graphite, incised, off-white antique laid album page also incised
16th centuryItalian