Erminia

Provenance

John Clerk, Lord Eldin; (his sale, Winstanley & Sons, Edinburgh, 14-29 March 1833, no. 594. Sir Archibald Campbell; Sir George Campbell; Sir Ilay Campbell [1769-1848]; (sale of his collection, Christie's London, 26 March 1974, no. 70). Herbert List [1903-1975], Munich, (Lugt 4063); Ursula and Adolf Ratjen, Vaduz, for Wolfgang Ratjen; Wolfgang Ratjen, Munich; purchased 2007 by NGA.

Erminia

Guercino

c. 1648

Accession Number

2007.111.101

Medium

red chalk on cream laid paper

Dimensions

sheet: 20.8 x 15.3 cm (8 3/16 x 6 in.), octagonal (all four corners cut)

Classification

Drawing

Museum

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Credit Line

Wolfgang Ratjen Collection, Purchased as the Gift of Diane A. Nixon