17th century
21.3 x 31.8 cm (8 3/8 x 12 1/2 in.)
Mrs. L. Massey, sold; [Sotheby’s, London, 23 March 1971, lot 97]; through [Alfred Brod, London], to Maida and George Abrams, Boston (L. 3306, verso, lower right); The Maida and George Abrams Collection, 1999.182
Black ink, gray and red wash, incised, on cream antique laid paper, with two framing lines in gray ink; verso: incised, with oil residue
17th-18th centuryDutchBrown ink over black chalk on cream antique laid paper, silhouetted, laid down on cream antique laid paper
17th centuryDutchWatercolor, gouache, and brown ink on cream paper, laid down
17th centuryDutchBrown ink and red chalk on cream antique laid paper; verso: brown ink
17th centuryDutchBlack chalk and gray wash, with a framing line in brown ink, on cream antique laid paper; figures at lower left and wash in sky at upper left are later additions
17th centuryDutchBrown ink, pale brown wash, and incidental marks in black chalk on cream antique laid paper, prepared with light rose-brown wash, mounted overall, framing line in brown ink
17th centuryDutchBrown ink and brown wash over black chalk on off-white antique laid paper, framing line in brown ink
17th centuryDutchGray and brown wash on parchment
17th centuryDutchTransparent and opaque watercolor, heightened with gold, on parchment
17th centuryDutchBrown ink and watercolor over graphite on off-white antique laid paper, framing lines in brown and black ink
17th centuryDutchBrown ink on dark cream antique laid paper, mounted down entirely
17th centuryDutchBrown ink, brown and gray wash, green transparent watercolor, and touches of white chalk on the sheet of an account book, framing line in black ink and partial framing line in brown ink at bottom
17th centuryDutch