DrawingsDutch17th-18th century

Study of a Grey Heron (Ardea Cinevea)

17th-18th century

Artists

Johannes BronckhorstArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Transparent and opaque watercolor on off-white antique laid paper

Culture

Dutch

Century

17th-18th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

14.9 x 18.3 cm (5 7/8 x 7 3/16 in.)

Provenance

J. A. van Dongen, Amsterdam, sold; to Maida and George Abrams, Boston, 1971, gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1985.

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