Frieze of Acanthus Scroll with Putti, Animals and Birds
16th century
Artists
Dimensions
18.2 x 36.6 cm (7 3/16 x 14 7/16 in.)
Provenance
Jonathan Richardson Sr., London (Lugt 2184). Joshua Reynolds, London (Lugt 2364). Thomas Lawrence, London (Lugt 2445); to his Estate, sold; to Samuel Woodburn, London, 1830, sold; to Lord Francis, 1st Earl of Ellesmere, Egerton (Lugt 2710b), 1836 or 1837, by descent; to Duke of Sutherland, sold [through Sotheby’s, London, December 5, 1972, lot 75]; to Yvonne tan Bunzel, London. Sold [through Christie’s, New York, January 12, 1995, lot 7]; to Vermeer Associates Limited, Brompton, Ontario, sold; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1996
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