The Drawings of Michelangelo and His Followers in the Ashmolean Museum

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352 COPIES AFTER PAINTINGS CATALOGUES 87–88

History
Sir Peter Lely (L. 2092 ); Jonathan Richardson Senior
(L. 2184 ); Richard Houlditch (L. 2214 ); Sir Joshua Rey-
nolds (L. 2364 ) (the stamps both of Lely and Reynolds are
now partially lost; it would seem that both were originally
applied overlapping a mount, now removed); Sir Thomas
Lawrence (no stamp); Samuel Woodburn.

References
Lawrence Inventory, 1830 ,M.A.Buonaroti Case 3 ,
Drawer 3 ,[ 1830 - 59 ] (“A Female Head in profile and
an Anatomical.”). Woodburn,184 2,no. 68 (“Study of
a female head – and an anatomical study of a leg.”).
Fisher,186 2,p. 4 , pl. 17 (Recto and verso: as Wood-
burn,184 2.). Fisher, 1865 , II, p. 24 ; II, pl. 18 (As186 2.).
Robinson,187 0,no. 68 (Both sides doubtful as Michelan-
gelo. Recto head reminiscent of the woman in the fore-
ground of Raphael’sTr ansfiguration.). Fisher, 187 2, II,
p. 22 , pl. 18 (As 186 2.). Black, 1875 ,p. 215 ,no. 58
(Ascribed to Michelangelo.). Gotti, 1875 , II, p. 239.
Fisher,187 9, XLIV/ 46 (Recto and verso: cites Robinson
of resemblance to Raphael.). Panofsky, 1927 a,p. 57
(Not Michelangelo.). Parker, 1956 ,no. 357 (“Robinson is

mistaken in connecting the head with that of the kneeling
woman in Raphael’sTr ansfiguration.Infact it follows the
Libyan Sibyl closely, though it does not include the front-
let covering the forehead....The hand seems to be that
of some fairly proficient mid-sixteenth century artist.”).

CATALOGUE 88

Adam from theCreation of Eve
184 6. 103 ;R. 34 ;P.II 358
Dimensions: 134 × 236 mm, the lower right corner made
up.

Medium
Black chalk.

Condition
The sheet is undulating severely. There is a major cor-
ner infill/repair, other minor repairs, minor but extensive
abrasion, widespread foxing, and general uneven dis-
colouration. The primary support is drummed by the
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