DrawingsDutch17th century

Windmills

c. 1660-1669

Artists

Jan de BisschopArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Brown wash, brown ink ink and later gray wash on cream antique laid paper, laid down onto Asian paper

Culture

Dutch

Century

17th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

9.3 x 14.3 cm (3 11/16 x 5 5/8 in.)

Provenance

Perhaps John Postle Heseltine, London (perhaps L. 1508, verso, lower left). [Bernard Houthakker Gallery, Amsterdam], sold; to Maida and George Abrams, Boston; The Maida and George Abrams Collection, 1999.128.

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