JACQUES LE MOYNE DE MORGUES (DIEPPE CA. 1533-1588 LONDON) TWO NARCISSI AND A COLUMBINE, A DRAGONFLY AND A STAG BEETLE

Jacques Le Moyne de Morgues (Dieppe ca. 1533-1588 London)

Two narcissi and a columbine, a dragonfly and a stag beetle

inscribed in ink, probably by the artist, 'achyelegia [?] [...]/ aurelie' (bottom left), 'narcissus [?] medio [...]' (bottom center); with number '1[...]' on the album sheet (upper right)

black chalk, watercolor, bodycolor on an old album sheet, watermark crescents with a crown

6 ½ x 7 5/8 in. (16.4 x 19.3 cm)

Provenance

Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 21 January 2004, lot 29.

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