DrawingsDutch17th century

Allegory on the Art of Drawing with the Emblem of the Artist

1612

Artists

Hendrick GoltziusArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Brown ink, red and black chalk and white opaque watercolor on cream antique laid paper prepared with thin white ground, partial framing line in brown ink

Culture

Dutch

Century

17th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

16.7 x 12.3 cm (6 9/16 x 4 13/16 in.)

Provenance

Possibly Dirk Versteegh, Amsterdam, sold; [De Vries, Brondgeest, Engelberts, Roos, 3 November 1823, portfolio 3G lot 1]; to Albertus Brondgeest, Amsterdam. Heinrich Wilhelm Campe, Leipzig (L. 1391 with his mark), sold; [C. G. Boerner, Leipzig, Lagerliste XXXVII, 1918, no. 80]; to Curt Otto, Leipzig (L. 611c with his mark), sold; [C. G. Boerner, Leipzig, 7 November 1929, lot 62]; to Stern of Frankfurt. [Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc., New York, 12 May 1960, lot 40]. Private Collection, US, sold; [Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc. New York, 22 October 1970, lot 30]; [through Robert M. Light & Co., Inc.]; to Private Collector, Paris; gift to Fogg Art Museum, 1970.

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