Head of a Faun in a Concave Roundel

Provenance

M. Brunet (according to 1836 Lawrence Gallery catalogue); Samuel Woodburn; Sir Thomas Lawrence (Lugt 2445); Samuel Woodburn; Lord Francis Egerton, 1st Earl of Ellesmere (Lugt 2701b), and by descent (sale, Sotheby's, London, 11 July 1972, no. 29); purchased by P. & D. Colnaghi & Co., Ltd., for NGA, purchase in 1972.

Head of a Faun in a Concave Roundel

Carracci, Agostino

probably c. 1595

Accession Number

1972.49.2

Medium

pen and brown ink on laid paper

Dimensions

overall: 18.1 x 18.7 cm (7 1/8 x 7 3/8 in.)

Classification

Drawing

Museum

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Credit Line

Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund