Circle of Pier Francesco Mola (Coldrerio, near Lugano 1612-1666 Rome)
Head of an old man
oil on paper laid down on canvas
17 1/8 x 11½ in. (43.5 x 29.2 cm.)
Circle of Pier Francesco Mola (Coldrerio, near Lugano 1612-1666 Rome)
Head of an old man
oil on paper laid down on canvas
17 1/8 x 11½ in. (43.5 x 29.2 cm.)
Webb sale, where acquired by the 13th Earl of Derby (£10.10s).
The Rt. Hon. Earl of Derby, Knowsley Hall; Christie's, London, 17 July 1964, lot 53, as 'Rubens' (450 gns. to Colnaghi).
with Colnaghi's, London, as 'Roman School, 17th Century'.
G. Scharf, Descriptive and Historical Catalogue of the Collection of Pictures at Knowsley Hall, London, 1875, p. 66, no. 118, as 'Head of St. Peter, a Cartoon...Rubens'.
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