Study for Mercury

Provenance

Charles Deering (1852–1927), Chicago [stamp (Lugt 516)]; by descent to his daughters, Mrs. Chauncey McCormick (née Marion Deering; 1886–1965), Chicago and Mrs. Richard Ely Danielson (née Barbara Deering; 1885–1957), Chicago; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1927.

Study for Mercury

Giacomo Cavedone

1613/14

Accession Number

54892

Medium

Black chalk, heightened with white chalk, on tan laid paper, laid down on brownish-gray laid paper

Dimensions

42 × 26 cm (16 9/16 × 10 1/4 in.)

Classification

chalk

Museum

The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Credit Line

The Charles Deering Collection