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This is a drawing of a fantastical bird or dragon-like creature. The creature has a fierce expression, sharp lines, a pronounced beak, spiky feather-like protrusions on its head, detailed wings, a plain background, and is rendered in ink.
National Gallery of Art · Drawing
An Eagle
Titian
- Date
- 1560/1565
- Medium
- pen and brown ink on laid paper on decorated mount
- Dimensions
- overall (upper corners cut): 9.3 × 9.3 cm (3 11/16 × 3 11/16 in.)
- Classification
- Drawing
- Accession number
- 1991.62.1
- Credit line
- Gift of J. Carter Brown, in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art
- Time span
- 1551 to 1600
- Department
- CG-E
Subjects and terms
- Venetian
- bird
- animal
- Renaissance
- Eagle
Provenance
Prosper Henry Lankrink [1628-1692] (Lugt 2090), London; Sir Joshua Reynolds [1723-1792] (Lugt 2363), London; Thomas Banks [1735-1805] (Lugt 1423), London; Sir Edward John Poynter [1836-1919] (Lugt 874), London; Victor Koch and Mrs. Flora Koch, London; (sale, London, Christie's, 18 April 1967, no. 126, as attrib. to Leonardo da Vinci); to Schreiber; private collection (sale, London, Sotheby's, 9 July 1973, no. 67, as attrib. to Leonardo da Vinci); P. & D. Colnaghi Co., Ltd.; J. Carter Brown [1935-2002], Washington; given to NGA, 1991.
Inscription
by later hand on mount, lower left in graphite: verso Sir J. Reynolds (refers to collectors mark)
Marks
Sir Joshua Reynolds (Lugt 2364; Thomas Banks (Lugt 2423); Sir E. J. Poynter (Lugt 874)
Watermarks
fragment of an anchor in a circle
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