17th century
three sheets joined horizontally, extra small fragment at right; silhouetted and mounted to secondary support
original sheet: 126 × 57.2 cm (49 5/8 × 22 1/2 in.) mount: 128.8 × 68.8 cm (50 11/16 × 27 1/16 in.) mat: 143.5 × 81.9 cm (56 1/2 × 32 1/4 in.) frame: 149.5 × 87.9 × 3.5 cm (58 7/8 × 34 5/8 × 1 3/8 in.)
Denman W. Ross, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1920
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