18th century
55.3 x 44.6 cm (21 3/4 x 17 9/16 in.)
D. R. Nott,[1] sold [through P. & D. Colnaghi, London, 1951]. [1] Duncan Beresford-Jones, Esq. [Christie's, London, July 4, 2000, lot 128]. Jean Massengale; [Sotheby's, London, July 4, 2007, lot 111, repr. (bought in)]; John Massengale, gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2010 Notes [1]According to an entry in "Piazzetta: A Tercentenary Exhibition of Drawings, Prints, and Books," from the National Gallery, Washington D.C. (1983), D. R. Nott was a "runner" who supplied Colnaghi's with seven drawings in 1951 (p. 42) [2] Label on back of frame from Colnaghi
Brown ink and gray wash on cream antique laid paper, mounted on beige modern laid paper with folio 12b (possibly same paper as album sheets)
18th centuryFrenchGraphite on white wove paper
19th centuryFrenchBlack, red, and blue marker on paper
20th centuryGermanInk and opaque watercolor on paper; Rajput Style, Kota School
18th centuryIndianWatercolor, white gouache, shell gold, and colored chalks on off-white card; verso: graphite
19th centuryBritishCharcoal on off-white wove paper; verso: graphite
19th-20th centuryAmericanBlack marker on paper
20th centuryGermanGraphite on cream wove paper
19th centuryBritishBlack and red marker and black pen on paper
20th centuryGermanColored marker on paper
20th centuryGermanColored marker on paper
20th centuryGermanColored marker on paper