DrawingsFlemish16th-17th century

Five Women Talking

16th-17th century

Artists

Jan Brueghel the ElderArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Brown ink and gray wash on cream antique laid paper, framing line in black ink

Culture

Flemish

Century

16th-17th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

14.1 x 16.3 cm (5 9/16 x 6 7/16 in.)

Provenance

Unidentified Collector, (not in Lugt, with his mark). Jacob H. Wiegersma, Utrecht (L. 1552b, with his mark). Jan Gerrit van Gelder, Utrecht. Maida and George Abrams, Boston, gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1986.

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