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

Head of an Infant

Italian School
15th century

Head of an Infant

ca. 1480-1510
4 1/4 x 3 5/8 inches (109 x 92 mm)
Metalpoint, on pink prepared paper; cut to an arched top.
I, 11a

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

Notes
Formerly attributed to the circle of Lorenzo di Credi, Florence 1457-1536 Florence, and to the School of Perugino.
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed at lower right, in pen and black ink, "89"; on verso, in lower left corner, in pen and red ink, "No. 149"; at lower left in graphite, "Perugino"; at upper left, in graphite, "10".
Associated names
Lorenzo di Credi, approximately 1460-1537, Circle of, Formerly attributed to.
Perugino, approximately 1450-1523, School of, Formerly attributed to.
Robinson, J. C. (John Charles), Sir, 1824-1913, former owner.
Ricketts, Charles S., 1866-1931, former owner.
Murray, Charles Fairfax, 1849-1919, former owner.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
Classification
Century Drawings
School
Department