-
1 of 253523 objects
After Parmigianino (Parma 1503-Casalmaggiore 1540)
The head of a man 1625-50
Pen and ink | 7.0 x 4.8 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 990542
After Parmigianino (Parma 1503-Casalmaggiore 1540)
The head of a man 1625-50
-
A drawing of the head of a man, in lost profile right. A copy of a lost drawing by Parmigianino, which was probably a study for the head of Joseph of Arimathea in his etching of the Entombment.
This is one of 24 drawings at Windsor from a single album that was in the collection of William Gibson in the seventeenth century (RCIN 933317); the drawings in that album were RCINs 990540, 990542-3, 990551-7, 990569-77, 990585-8, 990591. All these appear to be copies after Parmigianino drawings in the collection of Thomas Howard, 14th Earl of Arundel (1585-1646), and the copies must have been made by one of the artists in Arundel’s circle, such as Lucas Vorsterman or Hendrick van der Borcht. Eight of the compositions, including this one, were etched by Nicholas Lanier among his 'Prove prime fatti a l'acqua forte da N. Lanier a l'eta sua giovenile di sessanta otto Anni 1656' (see A. Griffiths, The Print in Stuart Britain, 1998, no. 55; an impression of the print is in the British Museum, inv. W,2.128), and it is possible that Lanier himself either made or owned these drawings.Provenance
From a small album from the collection of William Gibson (RCIN 933317; qv. for more provenance details); probably acquired by Charles II.
-
Creator(s)
Acquirer(s)
-
Medium and techniques
Pen and ink
Measurements
7.0 x 4.8 cm (sheet of paper)
Category
Object type(s)
