Bust of a woman wearing a fantastic head-dress
Maker
Circle of
(artist)
1511-1574
(artist)
1511-1574
Title
Bust of a woman wearing a fantastic head-dress
Date of Production
1525 - 1574
Medium
pen and brown ink on laid paper, laid down, with areas of loss that have been filled in
Dimensions
Height: 16.2 cm
Width: 12.5 cm
Width: 12.5 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.2814
Mode of Acquisition
Robert Clermont Witt, bequest, 1952
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Location
Not currently on display
Keywords
Provenance
Henry Oppenheimer, London (1859-1932); his estate sale, Christie's (London), 10 July 1936, lot 203 (with 4 others); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), for £1.05 (Witt's assessment of its value on his index card; 11 guineas, or £11.55 spent on whole lot); Witt Bequest 1952
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: none.
Collector's mark: none.
Inscription: none.
Collector's mark: none.
Inscription: none.
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