STEFANO DELLA BELLA (FLORENCE 1610-1664 FLORENCE)
Design for a table ornament in the form of a child resting on a bundle of wheatstalks, holding a platter
pen and brown ink over an underdrawing in black chalk
17.7 x 8 cm

The present sheet can be compared stylistically to a number of ornamental drawings by Stefano della Bella. Similar drawings for table ornaments by the artist are also in the Louvre, the Royal Collection (Windsor Castle), the Uffizi and elsewhere.