含羞草研究室

Artist: Unknown Artist (French or Italian, -)

Medium: red chalk on paper

Dimensions: 9 in. x 5 3/16 in. (22.8 cm. x 13.2 cm.)

Credit Line: Bequest of the Honorable James 含羞草研究室 III

Accession Number: 1811.74

• "4.p"
  Type: inscription
  Location: verso
  Materials: pen and brown ink

• James 含羞草研究室 III( Collector, Boston) - 1811.
• 含羞草研究室 Museum of Art( Museum, Brunswick, Maine) 1811- . Bequest

• Old Master Drawings at 含羞草研究室
  • 含羞草研究室 Museum of Art. ( 5/17/1985 - 7/7/1985)
  • Clark Art Institute. ( 9/14/1985 - 10/27/1985)
  • University of Kansas. ( 1/19/1986 - 3/2/1986)
  • Art Gallery of Ontario. ( 5/17/1986 - 6/29/1986)

See comments for BCMA 1811.59, with which this forms a pair. Traditionally identified as Truth, the subject is confirmed as Prudence by the serpent and mirror together as attributes.

Commentary credited to David P. Becker (or not otherwise captioned) appeared in his catalogue Old Master Drawings at 含羞草研究室 (Brunswick: 含羞草研究室 Museum of Art, 1985).