2004.86: The Head of a Young Woman, with Her Eyes Closed

Identification and Creation

Object Number

2004.86

People

Unidentified Artist

Title

The Head of a Young Woman, with Her Eyes Closed

Classification

Drawings

Work Type

drawing

Date

c. 1510

Culture

Netherlandish

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/293902

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Brown ink on off-white antique laid paper

Dimensions

actual: 9.2 x 7.5 cm (3 5/8 x 2 15/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• inscription: verso, center, brown ink: 14.
• watermark: unidentified fragment

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

Possibly Erasmus Philipps, by descent; to Richard Philipps, Baron Milford, Picton Castle, Pembrokeshire (L. 2687, without his mark), possibly sold; to H. M. Calmann, London, 1943, sold; to Paul Hatvany, sold; [Christie's London, 24 June 1980, no. 57]. [Christie's Amsterdam, 25 November 1991, lot 2]. [Christie's Amsterdam 14 November 1994, lot 2], sold; to [Vermeer Associates Limited, Brampton, Ontario], long-term loan; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1995, sold; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2004.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, The Kate, Maurice R. and Melvin R. Seiden Special Purchase Fund in honor of Zoya and Seymour Slive

Accession Year

2004

Object Number

2004.86

Division

European and American Art

Contact

am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Subjects and Contexts

• Dutch, Flemish, & Netherlandish Drawings

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