17th century
25 x 37.3 cm (9 13/16 x 14 3/4 in.)
Johann Gottfried Schumann, Dresden (L. 2344, with his mark). Wilhelm Gottlieb Becker, Dresden (L. 324, with his mark). Private Collector, Montreal; [Jon Nicolas Streep, New York, 1962], sold; to Maida and George Abrams, Boston, 1963; The Maida and George Abrams Collection, 1999.158. NOTE: Provenance information from George Abrams, by recall.
Graphite on parchment autograph framing line in graphite
17th centuryDutchBlack chalk on antique laid paper, framing line in black chalk
17th centuryDutchBlack ink, gray wash, black chalk, and white opaque watercolor on tan antique laid paper
17th centuryDutchBlack ink, gray wash over black chalk on coarse gray antique laid paper
17th centuryDutchBrown ink, brown wash, and transparent watercolor on cream antique laid paper, laid down on an inlay mount, framing line in brown ink
17th centuryDutchCharcoal (oiled?), black chalk, and white chalk on brown antique laid paper
17th centuryDutchBrown ink and wash on off-white antique laid paper discolored to tan
17th centuryDutchBlack, yellow, and white chalk, gray wash and charcoal on light tan antique laid paper framing line in brown ink
17th centuryDutchBlack chalk, gray wash, and later brown wash, incised, on cream antique laid paper, with a framing line in brown and black ink and black chalk
17th centuryDutchBlack and white chalk and charcoal on blue paper
17th centuryDutchBrown ink, brown wash, and white opaque watercolor on cream antique laid paper, laid down
17th centuryDutchBrown ink and gray wash over traces of black chalk on off-white antique laid paper, framing line in dark brown ink
17th centuryDutch