DrawingsItalian15th century

Saint Jerome

15th century

Artists

Unidentified ArtistArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Black ink, gray wash, and white gouache, on cream antique laid paper prepared with orange-brown wash, retouched with traces of brown ink, pricked for transfer, laid down overall to cream antique laid paper

Culture

Italian

Century

15th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

22.1 × 10.9 cm (8 11/16 × 4 5/16 in.)

Provenance

Thomas Lawrence, London, England (Lugt 2445). [P. & D. Colnaghi & Co. Ltd., London], sold (by 1927); to Paul J. Sachs, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1959

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