DrawingsItalian16th century

Frieze of Acanthus Scroll with Putti, Animals and Birds

16th century

Artists

Giulio RomanoArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Brown ink and black chalk with traces of white gouache on cream antique laid paper, lined overall with Japanese paper

Culture

Italian

Century

16th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

18.2 x 36.6 cm (7 3/16 x 14 7/16 in.)

Provenance

Jonathan Richardson Sr., London (Lugt 2184). Joshua Reynolds, London (Lugt 2364). Thomas Lawrence, London (Lugt 2445); to his Estate, sold; to Samuel Woodburn, London, 1830, sold; to Lord Francis, 1st Earl of Ellesmere, Egerton (Lugt 2710b), 1836 or 1837, by descent; to Duke of Sutherland, sold [through Sotheby’s, London, December 5, 1972, lot 75]; to Yvonne tan Bunzel, London. Sold [through Christie’s, New York, January 12, 1995, lot 7]; to Vermeer Associates Limited, Brompton, Ontario, sold; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1996

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