Van der Doort c.1639
WS 54, № 70
Romanino
Herodias with St John's Head on a platter, looking towards her right shoulder to another old woman near (half-length, her mother), with one hand to her breast
Walpole Society reference (1960):
Measurements (Van der Doort):
3ft 1in x 2ft 9in (94 x 83.8cm)
Light:
light from the [-]
Frame:
gilded frame
Provenance:
Mantua piece
Gift / Exchange / Bought / Inherited:
bought
Location:
Room description extended:
towards the Orchard
Original Manuscript page number:
MS. Ash. 1514, f. 74 and V&A MS, f. 20, no 5 (WS 206)
Charles II inventory c1666:
Whitehall, no 47, 96.5 x 91
Interpreting the text:
The text in brackets comes from the V&A Manuscript
Identification certainty:
Identified
Sale Inventory c.1649-51