A Magpie
17th century
Artists
Dimensions
sight: 12 × 17 cm (4 3/4 × 6 11/16 in.)
Provenance
The Earl of Arundel. John Towneley, Esq., sold; [through his estate sale, King, London, May 26-30, 1818, lot 528 (the full album). Lord Mowbray and Sourton, sold [through Sotheby's, London, July 1, 1965, lot 163 (the full album)]; to [Alfred Brod Gallery, London]. [Mireille Mosler, New York], sold; to George Abrams, Boston, 2012
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