The Emperor Aulus Vitellius

Provenance

Sir Peter Lely [1618-1680] (Lugt 2092), London; Dr. and Mrs. Victor Bloch, London; (sale, London, Sotheby's, 12 November 1964, lot 64); Hallsborough Gallery, London; (sale, London, Sotheby's, 4 July 1975, lot 194); purchased (cia Yvonne tan Bunzl) by NGA, 1975.

The Emperor Aulus Vitellius

Farinati, Paolo

1565/1570

Accession Number

1975.71.3

Medium

pen and brown ink with brown and gray wash heightened with white over black chalk on laid paper

Dimensions

overall (approximate): 39.8 × 25.8 cm (15 11/16 × 10 3/16 in.)

Classification

Drawing

Museum

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Credit Line

Andrew W. Mellon Fund