View in 3/4 of a Design for a Headpiece Decorated with a Shell and Large Plume

Giovanni Battista Foggini

1652–1725 · Pen and brown ink, brush and light brown wash over traces of black chalk · Drawings and Prints

View in three quarters of a design for a headpiece, made up of a large shell motif, flanked to the sides by scrolling acanthus leaves, forming a crown that composes the body of the headpiece, and containing a rich bundle of large, scrolling feathers. The head wearing the piece has long, curly hair; a cravat tied around the neck is sketched under the face.

Artist

Giovanni Battista Foggini

Date

1652–1725

Medium

Pen and brown ink, brush and light brown wash over traces of black chalk

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1952