Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Owl Defending its Young from a Hawk

Francis Barlow
1626?-1702

Owl Defending its Young from a Hawk

4 15/16 x 6 15/16 inches (126 x 172 mm)
Pen and black ink, with gray wash, on paper; traced with stylus; verso rubbed with black chalk.
III, 3

Purchased by Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) in 1909.

Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed at lower right, "F. Barlow 1629".
Associated names
Murray, Charles Fairfax, 1849-1919, former owner.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
Bibliography
Collection J. Pierpont Morgan : Drawings by the Old Masters Formed by C. Fairfax Murray. London : Privately printed, 1905-1912, III, 3.
Classification
Century Drawings
School
Department