16th century
11.9 x 9.5 cm (4 11/16 x 3 3/4 in.)
Jacob de Vos Jacobszoon, Amsterdam (L. 1450, without his mark), his sale; [de Vries, Brondgeest, Engelberts and Roos, Amsterdam, 30 October 1833, album L, lot 21], sold; to de Vries. Edward Bouverie, (L. 325/6, without his mark). John Postle Heseltine, London (L. 1507, without his mark). Schaeffer Galleries, New York. Mr. and Mrs. John H. Steiner, Larchmont, New York, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1979. NOTE: Nicholas Turner believes Lugt marks 325 and 326 belong to John Bouverie a cousin of Edward. A complete explanation may be found in the 2010 edition of "Les Marques de Collections de Dessins & Estampes."
Black chalk on off-white antique laid paper
16th-17th centuryFlemishBrown ink and brown and gray wash over black chalk on cream antique laid paper, framing lines in black ink over black chalk
16th-17th centuryFlemishBrown ink over touches of black chalk on off-white antique laid paper, framing line in brown ink.
16th-17th centuryFlemishBrown ink, brown wash, black chalk and touches of red chalk, incised, on cream antique laid paper, with framing lines in graphite and stylus and partial framing line in brown ink
16th centuryFlemishBrown ink and gray wash over black chalk on off-white antique laid paper
16th-17th centuryFlemishBrown ink over black chalk on cream antique laid paper, the whole sheet later retouched with light brown-gray wash; framing line in brown ink, mounted overall
16th centuryFlemishBrown ink, brown wash and white opaque watercolor over graphite on cream antique laid account book paper with vertical ruled lines hand-drawn in pink wash on recto and verso, framing line in brown ink and graphite
16th centuryFlemishBrown ink, black chalk and white opaque watercolor on off-white antique laid paper, partial framing line in brown ink, possibly autograph
16th-17th centuryFlemishRed chalk and brown ink on off-white antique laid paper, upper edge repaired with irregular strip; verso: rubbed with red chalk [presumably for transfer]
16th-17th centuryFlemishBrown ink and brown wash over graphite on cream antique laid paper
16th-17th centuryFlemishBrown ink, brown wash, transparent watercolor, and touches of blue chalk on cream antique laid paper
16th-17th centuryFlemishTransparent watercolor and brown ink over graphite on off-white antique laid paper, laid down on antique laid paper
16th-17th centuryFlemish