c. 1620-40
12 x 19.7 cm (4 3/4 x 7 3/4 in.)
[Christie's, Amsterdam, November 25, 1992, lot 626 (together with two other drawings of shells as Bartolomeus Assteyn)], sold; to Maida and George Abrams Collection, Boston
Brown ink, brown wash and white opaque watercolor on cream antique laid paper, partial framing line in places with gold border, mounted
17th centuryDutchBrown ink and brown, red, and green washes over black chalk on cream antique laid paper
17th centuryDutchBlack chalk and gray and brown wash on light tan antique laid paper, framing line in brown ink
17th centuryDutchBlack chalk, gray wash, some incised lines in lower half of added strip at right, on off-white antique laid paper
17th centuryDutchBlack and brown ink and gray wash over graphite on cream antique laid paper, laid down
17th centuryDutchTwo tones of brown ink over graphite on cream antique laid paper; verso: brown ink over graphite
17th centuryDutchBrown ink on light tan Asian paper; verso: stray mark in purple pencil
17th centuryDutchBrown ink and brown wash on cream antique laid paper, laid down at corners to cream antique laid paper
17th centuryDutchBlack and red chalk and red and green transparent watercolor on off-white antique laid paper
17th centuryDutchBlack and white chalk and white opaque watercolor on blue paper, faded to light brown
17th centuryDutchRed chalk on off-white antique laid paper, framing line in red chalk and framing line in brown ink
17th centuryDutchTransparent and opaque watercolor over graphite on parchment, framing line in brown ink
17th centuryDutch