Attributed to Guido Reni
1575-1642
Study for the Head of the Magdalen
11 1/4 x 10 3/16 inches (286 x 259 mm)
Red chalk, over black chalk, on paper; figure studies in pen and iron gall ink showing, and in some spots burning, through from verso; traces of framing line in green ink, more recent framing line in black ink on lining.
IV, 162
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) in 1909.
Associated names
Murray, Charles Fairfax, 1849-1919, former owner.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
Bibliography
Collection J. Pierpont Morgan : Drawings by the Old Masters Formed by C. Fairfax Murray. London : Privately printed, 1905-1912, IV, 162, repr.
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