DrawingsNetherlandish16th century

Egg Dance outside a Tavern

16th century

Artists

Maerten de VosArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Brown ink and brown wash over black chalk, extensively incised, on cream antique laid paper

Culture

Netherlandish

Century

16th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

19.6 x 29.3 cm (7 11/16 x 11 9/16 in.)

Provenance

Possibly John Thane, London (L. 1544, without his mark). Possibly [W. R. Jeudwine, London.] Private Collector, Montreal. [Jon Nicolas Streep, New York] sold; to Maida and George Abrams, Boston, 1963; The Maida and George Abrams Colleciton, 2011.517. NOTE: Provenance information from George Abrams, by recall.

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