Signatures, Inscriptions, and MarkingsMarks: Stamp, at lower right, Marquis de Lagoy (Lugt 1710)
Inscriptions: The verso of old mount is annotated by a 19th century British hand (scribe, working for the 1st Earl of Ellesmere; numbers and text relate to Bridgewater House catalogue, later published, London, 1898), near center, in pen and black ink: "80 Annibale Carracci. A monk on his knees + [and] studies of hands; red/ chalk, heightened with white. Size 13" x 11". From the Collections of the Marquis Legoy + [and] Sir Thomas Lawrence". The verso is annotated by an early modern hand, near center, in graphite: "C".

ProvenanceMarquis de Lagoy (French, 1764-1829)(Lugt 1710); Sir Thomas Lawrence (British, Bristol 1769 - 1830 London); Francis Egerton (British, London 1800 - 1857 London)(Lugt Suppl. 2710b); John, 6th Duke of Sutherland; Sotheby's, London - July 11, 1972, no. 49, r. and v. repr.