16th century
39.1 × 29 cm (15 3/8 × 11 7/16 in.)
John Skippe, Ledbury, England, Collector, through inheritance to Penelope Martin, 1812. (John Skippe's sister) James and Penelope Skippe-Martin, Worcs, England, through inheritance from John Skippe, 1812, by descent through the Martin family. (inherited by John Skippe's sister, Penelope Skippe-Martin); Overbury Court, Worcs, England Edward (d. 1916) Holland, acquired by descent through Martin family, inherited by Edward Holland's sister, 1916. Holland's sister was Mrs. Julia Rayner-Wood Mrs. Julia Rayner-Wood, Herefordshire, UK, by descent from brother, Edward Holland, 1916, by descent to nephew, Edward Holland-Martin. Old Collwall, near Malvern, Herefordshire, England Edward Holland-Martin, by descent from aunt, Mrs Julia Raynor-Wood, sold at Christie's, London, 1958. Sale date: November 20-21, 1958 Christie's, London, England, from Edward Holland-Martin, sold to H. M. Calman, London, 1958. Sale, November 20-21, 1958, lot 3 (A). H. M. Calman, London, England, acquired from Christie's, London, 1958, sold to Arthur Sachs, 1959. Sale date: November 20-21, 1958 Mr. Arthur Sachs, acquired from H. M. Calman, London, 1959, gift to the Fogg Art Museum, 1959.
Brown ink and brown wash over black chalk on blue-green antique laid paper, laid down
16th-17th centuryItalianBrown ink, black chalk and graphite on cream antique laid paper, mounted overall to cream antique laid paper
16th centuryItalianBrown ink on cream antique laid paper
15th-16th centuryItalianBrown ink on tan antique laid paper, folded and pricked all over
16th centuryItalianBrown ink, brown wash, white gouache, traces of black chalk and scratchwork at left, laid down overall to cream antique laid paper
15th-16th centuryItalianBrown ink (2 shades) and black chalk on three pieces of off-white antique laid paper
16th-17th centuryItalianBrown ink, brown wash and graphite or black chalk on cream antique laid paper
16th centuryItalianBrown ink, retouched over some areas of loss, on cream antique laid paper, mounted overall to cream antique laid paper
16th centuryItalianBlack chalk on blue antique laid paper turned to brown, framing lines in red ink
16th centuryItalianBrown and black inks and brown wash, over red chalk on tan antique laid paper
16th centuryItalianBrown ink on cream antique laid paper, laid down
16th centuryItalianBlack chalk heightened with white chalk on buff antique laid paper
16th centuryItalian