DrawingsItalian15th century

Portrait of a Man

15th century

Artists

Andrea MantegnaArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Brown ink with smudges of red chalk on cream antique laid paper, laid down overall on cream antique laid paper

Culture

Italian

Century

15th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

actual: 15.6 x 13 cm (6 1/8 x 5 1/8 in.)

Provenance

Robert Dingley. Robert Dalton, London, England (L. 782). Benjamin West, London, England (L. 419). John (before 1840) Tetlow, Lancashire, England (L. 2868). Alkrington Hall, Lancashire, England Walter Hugelshofer. John B. and Mrs. Louis G. Davidson, Gift to the Harvard University Art Museums.

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