17th century
16.1 x 24.1 cm (6 5/16 x 9 1/2 in.)
William Pitcairn Knowles, Rotterdam and Wiesbaden (L. 2643, with his mark). Kate de Rothschild, London, 1980, sold; to Maida and George Abrams, Boston, 1987; The Maida and George Abrams Collection, 1999.170. NOTE: Provenance information from George Abrams, by recall.
Graphite on parchment; verso: graphite(?)
17th centuryDutchBrown ink, red chalk, gray and brown wash, and yellow transparent watercolor over traces of graphite on off-white antique laid paper, framing line in black chalk, laid down in an inlay mount
17th centuryDutchBrown ink and white opaque watercolor on blue antique laid paper, laid down on a laid mount
17th centuryDutchBlack chalk, gray wash, and later brown wash, incised on cream antique laid paper, with a framing line in brown ink
17th centuryDutchTransparent and opaque watercolor over graphite on off-white antique laid paper
17th-18th centuryDutchBlack ink and watercolor with gray wash and black chalk on off-white antique laid paper; framing line in faint graphite
17th centuryDutchTransparent and opaque watercolor and brown ink over graphite, some glazing in green areas, on cream antique laid paper
17th centuryDutchRed chalk counterproof with touches of black chalk on cream antique laid paper
17th centuryDutchBrown ink, brown and gray wash, pink and green transparent watercolor and white opaque watercolor over black chalk on cream antique laid paper, framing line in brown ink
17th centuryDutchBlack chalk with gray wash on cream antique laid paper, mounted
17th centuryDutchBrown oil-based ink monotype, extensively burnished, on cream antique laid paper
17th centuryDutchBrown ink on light tan antique laid paper
17th centuryDutch