16th century
40.3 × 26.6 cm (15 7/8 × 10 1/2 in.)
Richard Cosway (Lugt 628). [P. & D. Colnaghi, London] sold; to Paul J. Sachs, Cambridge, MA, by 1930, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1965
Black chalk on off-white antique laid paper
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