DrawingsGerman14th century

Design for Illuminated Initial (Lady)

14th century

Artists

Unidentified ArtistArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Watercolor and black ink on parchment

Culture

German

Century

14th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

12.6 x 4.7 cm (4 15/16 x 1 7/8 in.)

Provenance

Eugene Rodrigues, Paris, sold; [Frederik Muller, Amsterdam, July 12-13, 1921, no. 231]. [The Lucerne Fine Art Co., Ltd., F. W. Steinmeyer, Lucerne, 1935]; to Paul J. Sachs, Cambridge, 1935, gift; to Fogg Museum of Art, 1954

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