Head of an Old Woman

c. 1500

Hans Holbein

Hans Holbein (German, c. 1465–1524)

Drawings

Head of an Old Woman, c. 1500. Hans Holbein (German, c. 1465–1524). Silverpoint; traces of framing lines in graphite; sheet: 6.6 x 5.8 cm (2 5/8 x 2 5/16 in.); secondary support: 6.6 x 5.8 cm (2 5/8 x 2 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1970.14

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Hans Holbein
Classification: Drawing
Formatted Medium: silverpoint; traces of framing lines in graphite
Medium: silverpoint, traces, framing, lines, graphite
Dimensions: Sheet: 6.6 x 5.8 cm (2 5/8 x 2 5/16 in.); Secondary Support: 6.6 x 5.8 cm (2 5/8 x 2 5/16 in.)
Inscribed: Inscription: VERSO OF SECONDARY SUPPORT, upper right, in graphite: L#. [2..h?] ; center, in black chalk: SAS [in ligature, collectors mark, see provenance] ; center right, in graphite: eÿck 30 ; VERSO OF FRAGMENT OF OLD MOUNT (now removed), at left, in graphite: W. Hollar ; upper left, in graphite: B ; center, in graphite: [illegible]