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.
Black chalk and gray wash on cream antique laid paper, partial framing line in black chalk
17th centuryDutchBlack chalk on white antique laid paper, extensively incised, framing line in brown ink, laid down on Japanese paper
17th centuryDutchBrown ink and transparent and opaque watercolor on antique laid paper, framing line in brown ink
17th centuryDutchOpaque and transparent watercolor on parchment
17th centuryDutchBrown ink, brown wash, black chalk, and later touches of white chalk on light tan antique laid paper prepared with light tan wash, partial framing line in black chalk at upper edge
17th centuryDutchBrown ink and wash on off-white antique laid paper discolored to tan
17th centuryDutchBrown ink and white opaque watercolor over traces of black chalk on light tan antique laid paper
17th centuryDutchBlack chalk and gray and brown wash on light tan antique laid paper, framing line in brown ink
17th centuryDutchTransparent and opaque watercolor on cream antique laid paper
17th centuryDutchRed chalk [moistened?] on cream antique laid paper
17th centuryDutchBrown ink, gray wash and white opaque watercolor over black chalk on cream antique laid paper; patch: greenish gray wash, black chalk, brown ink, and a combination of darker brown ink and opaque watercolor to conceal join
17th centuryDutchBlack chalk, with framing lines in black chalk, on cream antique laid paper
17th centuryDutch