DrawingsDutch17th century

River Scene with Ships

c. 1640s

Artists

Jan van GoyenArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Black chalk and later brown wash on cream antique laid paper, framing line in brown ink

Culture

Dutch

Century

17th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

9.5 x 15.5 cm (3 3/4 x 6 1/8 in.)

Provenance

[Herbert Feist, New York], sold; to Maida and George Abrams, Boston, 1964; The Maida and George Abrams Collection, 1999.142. NOTE: Provenance information from George Abrams, by recall.

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