Head of a Child [recto]

Provenance

Alfred Beurdeley (sale, Galerie Georges Petit, Paris, 8-10 June 1920, no. 14, as attr. to Lorenzo di Credi, bought in); André Beurdeley (sale, Palais Galliera, Paris, 20 June 1961, no. 4, pl. B, as attr. to Lorenzo di Credi); (Wildenstein & Co., New York); George Bernier; NGA purchase in 1973.

Head of a Child [recto]

Bartolommeo, Fra

c. 1490

Accession Number

1973.10.1.a

Medium

silverpoint, heightened with white, on yellow-brown prepared paper

Dimensions

Overall (oval): 10.3 x 9.1 cm (4 1/16 x 3 9/16 in.) | support: 11.3 x 10.4 cm (4 7/16 x 4 1/8 in.)

Classification

Drawing

Museum

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Credit Line

Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund