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.
Red chalk on tan paper, laid down
16th centuryItalianRed and black chalk on cream antique laid paper
16th centuryItalianRed chalk on cream antique laid paper, drum mounted to modern cream wove decorative mount
16th centuryItalianBrown ink and brown wash, partially squared in black chalk, on cream antique laid paper; verso: brown ink rubbed with red chalk
16th centuryItalianBrown ink, black chalk and graphite on cream antique laid paper, mounted overall to cream antique laid paper
16th centuryItalianBrown ink, brown wash over graphite with traces of red chalk (?) on cream antique laid paper
16th centuryItalianBrown wash heightened with white gouache on blue antique laid paper, laid down overall to wove card, decorated mount
16th centuryItalianBlack chalk on cream antique laid paper
16th centuryItalianRed chalk on cream antique laid paper, laid down overall to heavy gray wove paper
16th centuryItalianBrown ink, incised, on cream antique laid paper inlaid into incised off-white antique laid album page; verso: brown ink, brown wash and graphite, incised
16th centuryItalianBrown ink, incised, on cream antique laid paper inlaid into incised off-white antique laid album page
16th centuryItalianBrown ink heightened with white gouache on gray-blue antique laid paper
16th centuryItalian