Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Portrait of a Woman

Ottavio Leoni
approximately 1578-1630

Portrait of a Woman

8 13/16 x 6 5/8 inches (223 x 168 mm)
Black chalk, with white chalk, on blue laid paper.
I, 25d

Purchased by Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) in 1909.

Notes
Watermark: Kneeling Figure (Angel?) holding staff, inside shield. atermark, TransmittedIR, Kneeling Figure, staff, shield.
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed at upper left of verso, in pen and brown ink, "89" / "Figlia di Pirarha(?)".
Associated names
Mayor, William, 1826-1892, former owner.
Murray, Charles Fairfax, 1849-1919, former owner.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
Classification
Century Drawings
School
Department