Inscribed at lower right, in pen and brown ink, "41".
This sheet was formerly folio II of a sketchbook, the flyleaf of which is inscribed Libro 24 and dated 24 October 1567, which was unbound in 1971 (see also no. 1980.13:2). On the basis of inscriptions, Elen suggests there must at one time have been at least thirty-seven such drawing-books by Cibo, most of which would appear to have been composed of single quires.
Elen 1995, 360-62, no. 81.
Ryskamp, Charles, ed. Nineteenth Report to the Fellows of the Pierpont Morgan Library, 1978-1980. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1981, p. 215.
Exhibition of Old Master Drawings, P. & D. Colnaghi and Co., London, 1971, no. 12.
Watermark: none.
Folio 11 from a sketchbook, the flyleaf of which is inscribed Libro 24 and dated 24 October 1567, which was dismembererd in 1971.
Valls, Rafael, former owner.
Spector, Stephen, 1946- former owner.