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.
Brown ink and brown wash on off-white antique laid paper
16th centuryItalianRed chalk on cream antique laid paper, laid down overall to heavy gray wove paper
16th centuryItalianBrown ink, with smudges of red chalk, on cream antique laid paper
15th-16th centuryItalianBlack chalk, brown ink, gray-brown wash on white paper
16th-17th centuryItalianBrown ink, brown wash, black chalk on cream antique laid paper
16th-17th centuryItalianRed chalk on off-white antique laid paper; verso: black chalk and brown ink
16th-17th centuryItalianBrown ink on off-white antique laid paper, lined overall and mounted to decorative mat
16th-17th 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 centuryItalianAlbum with blue-paper covered card covers and leather spine and corners
16th centuryItalianBrown ink with brown wash on cream antique laid paper
15th-16th centuryItalianBrown ink, brown wash, and black chalk, on off-white antique laid paper
16th centuryItalianBrown ink, brown wash and black chalk on cream antique laid paper, incised; verso: brown ink, brown wash and black and red chalk
16th centuryItalian