Italian School
16th century
Head of an Old Man with Open Mouth Facing Three Quarters to the Right
10 13/16 x 7 inches (275 x 178 mm)
Black and white chalk, on blue laid paper.
IV, 58a
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) in 1909.
Notes
Watermark: none.
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed on mount, lower center, in pen & brown ink, "Palma Vecchio", in lower right corner, in graphite, "92/181", at lower left, in graphite, "2"; on verso of mount, at upper center, in pen and brown ink, "R.55/Zg.14/Ti.71/L.39/TK.49/L.36/g".
Associated names
Palma, il Vecchio, 1480?-1528, Formerly attributed to.
Richardson, Jonathan, 1665-1745, former owner.
Bouverie, John, 1722 or 1723-1750, former owner.
Murray, Charles Fairfax, 1849-1919, former owner.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
Richardson, Jonathan, 1665-1745, former owner.
Bouverie, John, 1722 or 1723-1750, former owner.
Murray, Charles Fairfax, 1849-1919, former owner.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
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Century Drawings
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