Italian School
15th century
Lion in Profile to Left with Head in Three-Quarter View
ca. 1480-1500
5 3/8 x 9 7/16 inches (131 x 240 mm)
Pen and brown ink and wash, white opaque watercolor, on pink toned paper (possibly red chalk wash), on laid paper .
IV, 27n
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) in 1909.
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed on verso of lining in graphite, "K; Umbrian".
Watermark: Circle divided by two lines into thirds, surmounted by a cross.
Watermark: Circle divided by two lines into thirds, surmounted by a cross.
Associated names
Murray, Charles Fairfax, 1849-1919, former owner.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
Morgan, J. P. (John Pierpont), 1867-1943, former owner.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
Morgan, J. P. (John Pierpont), 1867-1943, former owner.
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Century Drawings
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