15th century
22.8 × 19 cm (9 × 7 1/2 in.)
B. Grahame (1878).[1] Edward John Poynter, London (Lugt 874) [sale, Sotheby’s, London, April 24-25, 1918, lot 74,[2] sold; to [P. & D. Colnaghi, London] sold; to Paul J. Sachs, 1918, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1965 [1] Per Mongan-Sachs; it is not clear whether "1878" refers to the date of acquisition or dispersal. [2] Lugt notes: "...Ecole florentine, Figure drapée 120 [pounds] et mème prix pour une étude de deux figures drapées par Lippi..."
Brown ink on cream antique laid paper laid down on mount (a warmer second brown ink used to strengthen several figures in the major figural group)
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15th-16th centuryItalianMetalpoint heightened with white on brown prepared antique laid paper
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15th centuryItalianBrown ink and red chalk on cream antique laid paper
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