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A woman contemplating an armillary sphere 1525 - 1600
Metalpoint and white heightening on card with a pale yellow preparation (both sides) | 9.5 x 6.2 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 991398
After Parmigianino (Parma 1503-Casalmaggiore 1540)
A woman contemplating an armillary sphere 1525 - 1600
After Parmigianino (Parma 1503-Casalmaggiore 1540)
A woman contemplating an armillary sphere 1525 - 1600
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A folio from a small sketchbook or pattern book. On the recto: A woman, seated, resting her elbow on a table and gazing at an armillary sphere. The drawing derives from a design by Parmigianino: the original is probably the sheet at Chatsworth, and the design is also seen in an etching inscribed 'F.P.' (Bartsch XVI, p. 25, no. 20) and in numerous other copies, including RCIN 991348v.
On the verso: A woman advancing to the right, holding a wreath in both hands. The drawing derives from a design by Parmigianino: the original is probably the sheet at Chatsworth (the other side of the sheet that also contains the woman with the armillary sphere, on the other side of the present sheet), and the design is also seen in an etching inscribed 'F.P.' (Bartsch XVI, p. 26, no. 23) and in numerous other copies, including RCIN 991346r.
Provenance
From the collection of Sir Thomas Lawrence (1769-1830; his TL mark, Lugt 2445, stamped on the recto); collection of J.P. Heseltine (1843-1929; his initials, Lugt 1508, inscribed on the recto); his sale, Sotheby's, 28 May 1935 (a small album containing RCINs 991397-404); bought for the Royal Library.
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Medium and techniques
Metalpoint and white heightening on card with a pale yellow preparation (both sides)
Measurements
9.5 x 6.2 cm (sheet of paper)
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