1756
Bees swarm from one hive, over a stream, to another.
diameter (sight): 21.4 cm (8 7/16 in.)
Robert Carfrae, Scotland, sold at Glendining & Co., London, 1990. Sale, November 28, 1990, no. 320. The drawing was acquired by Robert Carfrae (1820-1900) during the 19th century, and was consigned to auction ninety years after his death. Cyril Humphris, London, purchased from Glendining & Co., 1990, sold at Sotheby's, New York, 1995. Sale Jan. 10, 1995, lot 64 Vermeer Associates Limited, Brampton, Ontario, purchased from Sotheby's, New York, 1995, sold to HUAM, 2000, 2000. long-term loan to HUAM, 1995-2000
Brown ink, brown wash, and graphite on cream antique laid paper, framing lines in black ink, laid down on cream antique laid paper
18th centuryFrenchBlack chalk, black ink, brown wash, white gouache, watercolor, and traces of graphite on toned cream antique laid paper, laid down on cream antique laid paper
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18th centuryFrenchBlack chalk on cream antique laid paper
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