A Woman Reading
17th century
Artists
Dimensions
17.5 x 15.5 cm (6 7/8 x 6 1/8 in.)
Provenance
Possibly Cornelis Ploos van Amstel, Amsterdam. Jacob de Vos Jacobszoon, Amsterdam (L. 1450); his sale, [de Vries, Brondgeest, Engelberts and Roos, Amsterdam, 30 October 1833, album L, no. 22)], sold; possibly to Jeronimo de Vries, Amsterdam. John Postle Heseltine, London (L. 1508 with his mark). Edward Speelman. Maida and George Abrams, Boston; [Sotheby's, New York, 13-14 January 1989, bought in], gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1991. NOTE: There is some confusion as to whether this provenance belongs to this drawing or to the similar drawing in Weimar by Jan de Bray.
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