Farms and a Dovecote by a Frozen River; verso: River Scene with a Ferry
DrawingsDutch17th century

Farms and a Dovecote by a Frozen River; verso: River Scene with a Ferry

c. 1617-1618

Artists

Esaias van de VeldeArtist
Classification
Drawings
Medium
Black chalk on off-white antique laid paper; verso: black chalk counterproof, possibly worked up in black chalk
Culture
Dutch
Century
17th century
Division
European and American Art
Department
Department of Drawings

Dimensions

18.5 x 30.5 cm (7 5/16 x 12 in.)

Provenance

[Alfred Brod Gallery, London], sold; to Maida and George Abrams, Boston, 1969; The Maida and George Abrams Collection, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2015.

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