16th century
irregular: 8 x 9.5 cm (3 1/8 x 3 3/4 in.)
Possibly Jeremiah Meyer, London, his sale; [Greenwood, London, 3-6 March 1790], sold; to Uvedale Price, Herefordshire, his sale; [Sotheby and Wilkinson, London, 3 May 1854, lot 101 (as Holbein)]. William Russell, London, his sale; [Christie, Manson & Woods, London, 10-12 December 1884, lot 356 (as Holbein)], sold; to William Mitchell, London (L. 2638 with his mark), his sale; [F.A.C. Prestel, Frankfurt am Main, 7 May 1890, lot 56 (as Holbein)], sold; to Wawra (possibly C.J. Wawra, Vienna). Charles A. Loeser, Florence, Italy, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1932.
Brown ink over graphite on cream antique laid paper, framing line in black ink
16th centuryNetherlandishOpaque and transparent watercolor heightened with gold and silver over graphite on cream paper, framing line in black ink, red opaque watercolor, and gold
16th centuryNetherlandish?Brown ink on cream antique laid paper
16th centuryNetherlandishTransparent watercolor, brown ink, and pink and white opaque watercolor on gray prepared paper; verso: brown ink
16th centuryNetherlandishBlack chalk, brown wash and white opaque watercolor on blue antique laid paper
16th-17th centuryNetherlandishBrown ink, brown wash, and touches of black chalk on cream antique laid paper
16th centuryNetherlandishGray wash over black chalk on off-white antique laid paper
16th centuryNetherlandishBrown ink, gray wash, and trace of black chalk on cream antique laid paper, framing lines in graphite and black chalk, vertical [ruled?] line in graphite
16th centuryNetherlandishBrown ink and black chalk on cream antique laid paper, partial framing lines in black chalk at top, right and bottom left
16th centuryNetherlandishBrown ink, brown and gray wash and white opaque watercolor over touches of black chalk on light tan antique laid paper, framing line in black chalk at right and bottom edges, on remnants of mount
16th centuryNetherlandishBrown ink and brown wash over touches of black chalk, extensively incised, on cream antique laid paper, framing line at top, right, and left sides and partial brown ink framing line at top, laid down
16th-17th centuryNetherlandishBrown ink and wash on light tan antique laid paper, partial framing lines in graphite
16th centuryNetherlandish