Study for a Frontispiece
c. 1747
Artists
Dimensions
31 x 35.5 cm (12 3/16 x 14 in.)
Provenance
Jacob de Wit, Amsterdam, probably sold [through De Leth and Schorrenbergh, Amsterdam, 10 March 1755 and following days, Omslag BB, “Waarin een Tekening der proportiën…”]. [Mathias Komor (Lugt 1882), New York, NY]. [R. M. Light & Co., Boston] sold; to Fogg Art Museum, 1960 [1] Notes [1] Purchased through the generosity of the Robert Lehman Foundation
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