Grotesque Head of an Old Woman

Provenance

Thomas Howard, Earl of Arundel [1586-1646]; Nicolaes Anthoni Flinck [1646-1723] (Lugt 959), Rotterdam; William Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Devonshire [1672-1739]; then by descent, Chatsworth (inv. no. 820b) (sale, London, Christie's, 3 July 1984, lot 23); purchased by Ian Woodner, New York; by inheritance to his daughters, Andrea and Dian Woodner, New York, 1990.

Grotesque Head of an Old Woman

Leonardo da Vinci

1489/1490

Accession Number

2022.84.1

Medium

pen and brown ink on laid paper; laid down

Dimensions

overall: 6.4 x 5.1 cm (2 1/2 x 2 in.)

Classification

Drawing

Museum

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Credit Line

Gift of Dian Woodner