DrawingsItalian16th century

Nymph and Putti Riding on a Dolphin

16th century

Artists

Luca CambiasoArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Brown ink and gray-brown wash, white gouache, over graphite on tan antique laid paper

Culture

Italian

Century

16th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

40.3 × 26.6 cm (15 7/8 × 10 1/2 in.)

Provenance

Richard Cosway (Lugt 628). [P. & D. Colnaghi, London] sold; to Paul J. Sachs, Cambridge, MA, by 1930, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1965

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