DrawingsDutch18th century

An Allegory of Marriage

1730

Artists

Jan WandelaarArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Brown ink, brown wash, red chalk, and red chalk wash over graphite, incised, on cream antique laid paper, with a framing line in brown ink

Culture

Dutch

Century

18th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

20.5 x 16.3 cm (8 1/16 x 6 7/16 in.)

Provenance

Hendrik Busserus, Amsterdam, sold; [Philippus van der Schley et al, Amsterdam, 21 October 1782, Konstboek 5, possibly one of lot 278], Marjorie B. Cohn, Arlington, Massachusetts, gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1985.

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