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Inigo Jones
1573-1652
Costumed Female Figure. Verso: Sketch of a female nude
Pen and black ink and wash, on paper; verso: black chalk.
12 1/8 x 6 5/16 inches (308 x 186 mm)
Gift of Mrs. John H. Steiner.
1978.21
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Watermark: crowned double headed eagle with letter "K" in center, (see Briquet 272-91). Watermark, beta radiograph. eagle, crown, K. 123107wm_1978_21_WM_beta.jpg
Possibly a design for "The Masque of Queens", written by Ben Jonson and designed by Inigo Jones, which was performed by the Queen and her ladies at Whitehall, 2 February 1609.
Provenance:
Unidentified collector (mark on verso in purple ink); Mr. and Mrs. John H. Steiner, Larchmont, N.Y.
Associated names:
Steiner, John H., former owner.
Steiner, John H., Mrs., former owner.
Bibliography:
Ryskamp, Charles, ed. Nineteenth Report to the Fellows of the Pierpont Morgan Library, 1978-1980. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1981, p. 199.
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