RELATED TO A SERIES OF DRAWINGS OF THE SAME SUBJECT IN THE LOUVRE (NOS. 8231-3 AND 18,212), NATIONAL GALLERY OF CANADA (M. CAZORT AND C. JOHNSTON, BOLOGNESE DRAWINGS IN NORTH AMERICAN COLLECTION 1500-1800, OTTOWA, 1982, NO. 35, ILLUSTRATED) AND ANOTHER SOLD IN CHRISTIE'S, LONDON, 10 DECEMBER 1991, LOT 135, ILLUSTRATED. THE DRAWING FORMERLY AT CHRISTIE'S IS CLOSEST IN COMPOSITION TO THE PRESENT STUDY. MARIO DI GIAMPAOLO HAS, ON THE BASIS OF A PHOTOGRAPH, KINDLY CONFIRMED THE ATTRIBUTION AND WILL INCLUDE IT IN HIS FORTHCOMING CATALOGUE RAISONNé