16th century
39.9 × 18.8 cm (15 11/16 × 7 3/8 in.)
Nicholas Lanier, London (Lugt 2885). [Christie's, London, July 4, 1978, lot 32 ("the property of a gentleman)] sold; to Vermeer Associates Limited, sold; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1997
Black and red chalk on cream antique laid paper; verso: brown ink
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16th centuryItalian