DrawingsDutch17th century

A Seated Woman

c. 1661-1664

Artists

Cornelis BegaArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Black and white chalk on antique laid blue paper discolored to greenish brown, mounted on antique laid paper

Culture

Dutch

Century

17th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

21 x 13.9 cm (8 1/4 x 5 1/2 in.)

Provenance

Prince Vladimir Argoutinsky-Dolgoroukoff, Paris (Lugt 2602d), sold; through his sale [Sotheby's, London, July 4, 1923, lot 54] to Tancred Borenius, London (d. 1948). [Possibly Dr. Anne Wertheimer, Paris]. Private Collection, Switzerland, sold; to [Claude Kuhn, Basel], sold; to [Thomas Le Claire, Hamburg] sold; to Maida and George Abrams, Boston, 1987 (Lugt 3306); The Maida and George Abrams Collection, gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2019

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