DrawingsNetherlandish16th century

The Head of a Young Woman, with Her Eyes Closed

c. 1510

Artists

Unidentified ArtistArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Brown ink on off-white antique laid paper

Culture

Netherlandish

Century

16th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

actual: 9.2 x 7.5 cm (3 5/8 x 2 15/16 in.)

Provenance

Possibly Erasmus Philipps, by descent; to Richard Philipps, Baron Milford, Picton Castle, Pembrokeshire (L. 2687, without his mark), possibly sold; to H. M. Calmann, London, 1943, sold; to Paul Hatvany, sold; [Christie's London, 24 June 1980, no. 57]. [Christie's Amsterdam, 25 November 1991, lot 2]. [Christie's Amsterdam 14 November 1994, lot 2], sold; to [Vermeer Associates Limited, Brampton, Ontario], long-term loan; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1995, sold; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2004.

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