Parmigianino - The Young and Elder Goatherd

after a drawing by Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola, called Parmigianino, painter, draughtsman and etcher, 1503-1540 (artist notes)
Flemish (artist nationality)
draughtsman and engraver (artist role)
Parmigianino, 1503-1540 (original artist)
Recto: bottom center: F. Parmens. Inu: ; l. r.: L. Vorsterma ; l. r.: (oval stamp, with a crown above initials FA/II) ; verso: u. l.: (in pencil) Clark March 23. 1939 / $6 00 ; bottom center: (in pencil) From the Collection of / King Friedrick [sic] August von Sochsen [sic] ; l. r.: (in pencil): 5 1/4 x 7 (inscription)
Engraving. (medium)
Good condition. Trimmed to image. Adhesive tape stains at upper and lower left of left edge. Light brown stain on tree at upper right. (condition)
The Arthur H. Clark Company, Glendale, California, 23 Mar. 1939. Formerly in the collection of Friedrich August II, King of Saxony (1797-1854). (provenance)
Duct flute (instrument)
Friedrich August II, King of Saxony, 1797-1854 (related names)
17th century (century)
Mythological, etc. (miller category)

The Dayton C. Miller collection in the Library of Congress, contains nearly 1,700 flutes and other wind instruments, statuary, iconography, books, music, trade catalogs, tutors, patents, and other materials mostly related to the flute. It includes both Western and non-Western examples of flutes from around the world, with at least 460 European and American instrument makers represented. Items in the collection date from the 16th to the 20th century.