Lower Half of Skeleton from the Back

Battista Franco (Italian, c. 1510-1561)early 1540s

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Title: Lower Half of Skeleton from the Back
Creator: Battista Franco (Italian, c. 1510-1561)
Date Created: early 1540s
Physical Dimensions: Sheet: 18.1 x 17.3 cm (7 1/8 x 6 13/16 in.); Secondary Support: 18.1 x 17.3 cm (7 1/8 x 6 13/16 in.)
Provenance: Sir Thomas Lawrence, London (Lugt 2445, lower left, blind stamped). Samuel Woodburn, London (Lugt 2584, not stamped); [his sale Christie's, London, 4-8 June 1860] (according to departmental cataloguing sheet). Boguslaw Jolles, Dresden and Vienna (Lugt 381a, lower left, in blue ink); [sale Munich, 28-31 October 1895] (according to departmental cataloguing sheet). Prof. Otto Neubauer, Munich and London (according to departmental card). Mr. and Mrs. Claude Cassirer, Cleveland.
Type: Drawing
Rights: CC0
External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1964.380.3
Medium: pen and brown ink with incised lines
Inscriptions: VERSO OF SECONDARY SUPPORT, lower left, in graphite: 3.
Department: Drawings
Culture: Italy, 16th century
Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Claude Cassirer
Collection: DR - Italian
Accession Number: 1964.380.3

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