DrawingsDutch17th-18th century

Study of a Ship

17th-18th century

Artists

Willem van de Velde IIArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Graphite on cream antique laid paper

Culture

Dutch

Century

17th-18th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

actual: 21.1 x 30.3 cm (8 5/16 x 11 15/16 in.)

Provenance

Paul J. Sachs, Cambridge, Massachusetts (L. 2091, with his mark). John M. MacGowan, Edinburgh (L. 1496, with his mark). Arthur Pope, Brookline, Massachusetts, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1971.

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