c. 1595-1605
16.1 x 21.4 cm (6 5/16 x 8 7/16 in.)
[Probably sold, C. G. Boerner, Leipzig, 28 November 1912, lot 82.] Private collector, France. [Bernard Houthakker Gallery, Amsterdam] sold; to Maida and George Abrams, Boston, 1970 (without their mark, L. 3306); The Maida and George Abrams Collection, 1999.130.
Graphite on parchment, autograph framing line in graphite
17th centuryDutchOiled charcoal and white chalk on blue antique laid paper
17th centuryDutchTransparent and opaque watercolor and brown ink over graphite on off-white cream antique laid paper
17th centuryDutchBrown ink and gray wash over black chalk; two overlapping rectangles in brown ink
17th centuryDutchBrown ink, brown wash, red chalk, and random marks in black chalk on cream antique laid paper
17th centuryDutchBrown wash, brown ink, and black chalk on cream antique laid paper, framing line in brown ink
17th centuryDutchRed chalk counterproof with touches of black chalk on cream antique laid paper
17th centuryDutchRed chalk on cream antique laid paper
17th centuryDutchBrown ink, brown wash on cream antique laid paper, framing lines in brown ink
17th centuryDutchBrown ink and brown wash over graphite on off-white antique laid paper, framing line in brown ink and partial framing line in graphite, mounted overall
17th centuryDutchBrown ink and brown and gray wash, with a framing line in brown ink, on cream antique laid paper
17th centuryDutchBrown ink and red wash, over traces of black chalk, partially incised, on cream antique laid paper; traces of later restoration in white opaque watercolor; verso: black chalk and graphite
17th centuryDutch