Study for the Head of Christ

Artists

Description

laid down on cream card [presumably old Devonshire mount]

Dimensions

33.2 x 24.8 cm (13 1/16 x 9 3/4 in.) mount: 43.2 x 34.1 cm (17 x 13 7/16 in.) frame: 64.1 x 54.6 x 3.2 cm (25 1/4 x 21 1/2 x 1 1/4 in.)

Provenance

Sir Peter Lely, London (L. 2092). William, 2nd Duke of Devonshire, Chatsworth, Derbyshire (L. 718), by descent; The Dukes of Devonshire, Chatsworth, Derbyshire, to; [Christie's, London, July 3, 1984, lot 3, repr. (consigned to Christie's by order of Trustees of Chatsworth Settlement)], sold; to John R. Gaines, Lexington, Kentucky, to; [Sotheby's, New York, November 17, 1986, lot 10, repr.], sold; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1986