Studies of a Lion's Head

Stefano Della Bella

Artist, Florentine, 1610 - 1664

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John Steiner

  • Dimensions

    overall (approximate): 16.1 x 18.1 cm (6 5/16 x 7 1/8 in.)

  • Accession

    1982.5.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Thomas Tomkins (1743-1816); his sale, London, Hickman's Gallery, 26-28 February 1818, no. 289; Robert Staynor Holford (1808-1892); his son, Sir George Holford. his sale, London, Sotheby’s, 22 May 1928, no. 29B; private collection; sale, London, Christie’s, 18 March 1975; Adolphe Stein, Paris; Mr. and Mrs. John H. Steiner. Gift to NGA in 1982.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1975

  • Master Drawings Presented by Adolphe Stein. H. Terry-Engell Gallery, London, 1975, no. 7, pl. 6.

Wikidata ID

Q64632729

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