DrawingsDutch17th century

Peasants Reaping Grain

17th century

Artists

Allart van EverdingenArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

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

Culture

Dutch

Century

17th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

10.3 x 9.2 cm (4 1/16 x 3 5/8 in.)

Provenance

Edward Vernon Utterson, London (L. 909, with his mark), sold; [Sotheby's London, April 29-May 1, 1852, within lot 295]. Samuel Woodburn, London (L. 2584 and 2591, without his mark). Eugène Rodrigues, Paris (L. 897 with his mark). Georg von Rath. [Frederick Keppel & Co., New York], sold; to Meta and Paul J. Sachs, Cambridge, Massachusetts (L. 2091 without his mark), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1965

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