Nicholas Lanier, London (1588-1666), L.2886; unidentified collector, mid-17th century, L.2908; Sir Peter Lely, London (1618-1680), L.2092; Jonathan Richardson, the elder, London (1665-1745), L.2184 and L.2983; perhaps his sale, Christopher Cock (London), 22 January - 8 February 1747, any one of 19 lots of untitled Giulio Romano drawings; unidentified collector, perhaps Nathaniel Hillier, London (1707-1783), L.1974; M. Knoedler & Co (London), no. 727; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, n.d. (£4.5); Witt Bequest 1952

Architectural Drawings from the Witt Collection, University of Nottingham, 01/05/1972-01/06/1972

Italian Old Master drawings. Witt Collection, Courtauld Gallery, The National Art Gallery of New Zealand, Wellington, 1970

Wood, Jeremy, 'Nicholas Lanier (1588-1666) and the origins of drawings collecting in Stuart England' in 'Collecting Prints and Drawings in Europe c. 1500-1750', Ashgate 2003 - 85-121
p. 91 n. 38

Italian Old Master drawings. Witt Collection, Courtauld Gallery, The National Art Gallery of New Zealand, Wellington, 1970
cat. no. 5

Mullaly, Terence, 'Giulio Romano in Mantua' in 'Apollo', April 1958 - 105-111
p. 108
Illus. p. 105, fig. IV

Watermark: Recto: lower centre: a circle just visible, but unable to see more clearly due to mount. Mount (historic), Verso: lower centre: Strasburg bend; upper centre, countermark: IV (matches – though is slightly smaller than - Churchill 437 – mark of J. Villedary, 1722).

Inscription: Recto: lower right, brown ink, Lanier's hand: Jullio romano.

Inscription: Mount (historic), Recto: lower centre, brown ink, Richardson the elder's hand: Giulio Romano..

Inscription: Mount (historic), Recto: lower left, graphite, circled: 172.

Inscription: Mount (historic), Recto: lower left, graphite: Collection Richardson / Lempereur / N. Haym / Thomas Arundel Earl of Howard.

Inscription: Mount (historic), Recto: lower left corner, graphite: No. 38.

Inscription: Mount (historic), Recto: lower right, graphite: La mort de Adonis / Plume lave a sepia / h-360 x l 268 / 14 x 10 3/4 .

Inscription: Mount (historic), Verso: upper centre, graphite: 67.

Inscription: Mount (historic), Verso: upper centre, pen and brown ink, Richardson the elder's hand (L.2983): W.1. / GG. 32. / S..

Inscription: Mount (historic), Verso: centre, brown ink: 1.

Inscription: Mount (historic), Verso: lower left, graphite, circled: 38 / 727.

Stamp: Mount (historic), Verso: centre, purple ink with numbers added in black and brown ink: M K & CO. / W C. No. 727 1440.

Collector's mark: Recto: lower right, stamped in black: unidentified collector's mark (L.2908).

Collector's mark: Recto: lower right, stamped in black: Jonathan Richardson, the elder (L.2184).

Collector's mark: Recto: lower right, stamped in black: Nicholas Lanier (L.2886).

Collector's mark: Recto: lower right, stamped in black: Sir Peter Lely (L.2092).

Collector's mark: Recto: lower right, stamped in black: unidentified collector's mark (L.1974).

Collector's mark: Mount (historic), Recto: lower left, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).

Collector's mark: Mount (historic), Verso: upper centre, pen and brown ink: Jonathan Richardson, the elder (L.2983).