Head of an Old Woman

Also known as: Head of a Woman

Inscriptions

VERSO OF SECONDARY SUPPORT, upper right, in graphite: L#. [2..h?] ; center, in black chalk: SAS [in ligature, collectors mark, see provenance] ; center right, in graphite: eÿck 30 ; VERSO OF FRAGMENT OF OLD MOUNT (now removed), at left, in graphite: W. Hollar ; upper left, in graphite: B ; center, in graphite: [illegible]

Exhibition history

Year in Review: 1970. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 10-March 7, 1971). Northern European Drawings from the Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 16, 1982-January 9, 1983). National Schools of Style. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 14-September 18, 1983). The German Tradition. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 27-June 27, 1993).

Quick Overview

Artist: Hans Holbein (German, c. 1465–1524)
Date: c. 1500
Medium: silverpoint; traces of framing lines in graphite
Dimensions: Sheet: 6.6 x 5.8 cm (2 5/8 x 2 5/16 in.); Secondary Support: 6.6 x 5.8 cm (2 5/8 x 2 5/16 in.)
Type: Drawing
Classification: Drawing
Department: Drawings
Credit line: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
Accession no.: 1970.14

Provenance

Unidentified collector (Lugt 178c (possibly Count Sparr, late 18th century Swedish Ambassador to England), verso of secondary support, inscribed in graphite). Mrs. E. Zwicky, Basel- Arlsheim (according to departmental cataloguing sheet); J. W. Zwicky (according to departmental cataloguing sheet). [Paul Drey Gallery, New York]

Data retrieved from the Cleveland Museum of Art on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.