DrawingsFlemish17th century

A Suit of Armor

17th century

Artists

Anthony van DyckArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Black ink, gray and green wash, and white, gray, and yellow opaque watercolor over black chalk on buff antique laid paper, framing line in brown ink, laid down on thick laid card

Culture

Flemish

Century

17th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

actual: 38 x 25.3 cm (14 15/16 x 9 15/16 in.)

Provenance

Prosper Henry Lankrink, London (L. 2090, with his mark). Marquess of Lansdowne, London, sold; [through Sotheby's, London, 25 March 1920, lot 83]. [P. & D. Colnaghi & Co. Ltd., London, 1927], sold; Meta and Paul J. Sachs, Cambridge, Massachusetts (L. 2091, without his mark), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1954.

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