DrawingsNetherlandish16th century

The Outskirts of a Village with Figure

1570

Artists

Unidentified ArtistArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Brown ink and black chalk on cream antique laid paper, partial framing lines in black chalk at top, right and bottom left

Culture

Netherlandish

Century

16th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

13.1 x 20.7 cm (5 3/16 x 8 1/8 in.)

Provenance

[Christie's Amsterdam, 30 November 1987, lot 6], sold; to Melvin R. Seiden; to Harvard University Art Museum on long term loan, 1988; sold, to Harvard University Art Museum, 1993; The Kate, Maurice R. and Melvin R. Seiden Purchase Fund and Richard Norton Memorial Fund, 1993.171.

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