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Ippolito Leoni
1616-1694
Portrait of a Lady
1637
Black and red chalk, with traces of white chalk, on blue laid paper.
7 15/16 x 5 inches (201 x 127 mm)
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) in 1909.
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Inscription: 

Inscribed at lower left, in pen and brown ink, "6i/ ?Agosto / o"; at lower center, "i637".

Provenance: 
Charles Fairfax Murray (1849-1919), London and Florence; from whom purchased through Galerie Alexandre Imbert, Rome, in 1909 by Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913), New York (no mark; see Lugt 1509); his son, J. P. Morgan, Jr. (1867-1943), New York.
Associated names: 

Leoni, Ottavio, approximately 1578-1630, Formerly attributed to.
Murray, Charles Fairfax, 1849-1919, former owner.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.

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Leoni, Ippolito
School: 
Italian
Century: 
17th century
Classification: 
Drawing
Department: 
Drawings and Prints