17th century
14 x 13.1 cm (5 1/2 x 5 3/16 in.)
[Thomas le Claire, Hamburg], sold; to Maida and George Abrams, Boston, 1986
Brown ink, brown wash, and white opaque watercolor on off-white antique laid paper
17th centuryDutchBlack chalk on cream antique laid paper
17th centuryDutchBlack chalk on off-white antique laid paper; verso: black chalk counterproof, possibly worked up in black chalk
17th centuryDutchBrown ink and gray wash over black chalk, incised, on cream antique laid paper, partial framing line in black chalk; verso: blackened with black chalk
17th centuryDutchOpaque watercolor and brown ink with touches of transparent watercolor on off-white antique laid paper, mounted, triple framing line in black, gold, and brown
17th centuryDutchBlack chalk and gray wash on cream antique laid paper, framing lines in brown ink and partial framing line in black chalk, laid down on mount
17th centuryDutchTransparent and opaque watercolor over black chalk, some gum (?) varnish, on cream antique laid paper
17th-18th centuryDutchRed chalk on cream antique laid paper
17th centuryDutchGray wash, graphite, and black ink on cream antique laid paper, double framing line in brown ink, laid down on a mount
17th centuryDutchBlack chalk and gray wash on cream antique laid paper
17th centuryDutchBrown ink over black chalk, squared in black chalk, on off-white antique laid paper
16th-17th centuryDutchBrown ink, brown wash, and transparent watercolor on cream antique laid paper, laid down on an inlay mount, framing line in brown ink
17th centuryDutch