Inigo Jones
1573-1652
Costumed Female Figure. Verso: Sketch of a female nude
12 1/8 x 6 5/16 inches (308 x 186 mm)
Pen and black ink and wash, on paper; verso: black chalk.
1978.21
Gift of Mrs. John H. Steiner.
Notes
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.
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.
Associated names
Steiner, John H., former owner.
Steiner, John H., Mrs., 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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