DrawingsDutch17th century

Two East Indian Birds

17th century

Artists

Johannes BronckhorstArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Transparent and opaque watercolor over graphite on parchment, framing line in brown ink

Culture

Dutch

Century

17th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

28.9 x 34.7 cm (11 3/8 x 13 11/16 in.)

Provenance

[Bernard Houthakker Gallery, Amsterdam] sold; to Maida and George Abrams, Boston, 1965 (without their mark, L. 3306); The Maida and George Abrams Collection, Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Gift of George S. Abrams in memory of Anthony Lewis, Harvard Class of 1948.

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