Head of Judith, after Andrea Solario; and Head of an angel in profile to the right

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Head of Judith, after Andrea Solario; and Head of an angel in profile to the right
black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash, watercolor, bodycolor, oval (1), in a contemporary mount
11 5/8 X 10½ in. (301 x 270 mm.) and 12 3/8 x 10 7/8 in. (320 x 280 mm.); and nine drawings including five watercolours of New Testament scenes after Italian 15th and 16th Century Masters, and four studies after Italian Masters (11)

Lot Essay

(1) The first drawing is taken from Solario's Salome with the head of John the Baptist purchased by the Grand Duke of Oldenburg in 1808 and hung with the Oldenburg Collection until 1912. The painting is now in the Metropolitan Museum, New York.
(3 and 4) Illustrated in plate II, p. 133.

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