Portrait of a Young Lady of the House of Anjou Artist: Ottavio Leoni (Italian, 1578–1630)

1616

Prints and Drawings

By appointment, Duffy Study Room
Medium

Black chalk heightened with white on gray paper

Dimensions

8 3/4 × 6 1/2 in. (22.3 × 16.5 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of John S. Thacher, B.A. 1927

Accession Number

1952.12.5

Culture

Italian

Period

17th century

Classification

Drawings

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Provenance
[Probably Cardinal Scipione Borghese, and by descent in the Borghese family, part of the album that remained intact until sold in the sale of Monsieur d'Aubigny, Paris, 1774] Richard Ford; John Ford, Esq.; Sotheby's, London, 19 March 1947 #71; Colnaghi, London; John S. Thacher, Washington, D.C., by whom given.
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
Additional information

Object/Work type

portraits

Subject

women

Inscriptions

Inscribed with pen & brown ink LL: "56/decembre"; at BC: "1616"; reverse, with pen and brown ink LL "La Damigella d'Angio"

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