DrawingsDutch17th century

The Beach at Egmond aan Zee

1649

Artists

Jan van GoyenArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Black chalk and gray wash, with a framing line in black chalk, on cream antique laid paper

Culture

Dutch

Century

17th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

17 × 28.5 cm (6 11/16 × 11 1/4 in.)

Provenance

William Esdaile, London (L. 2617, with his mark), his sale; [Christie and Manson, London, 18 June 1840, lot 912]. C. F. L. F. von Rumohr, Dresden, his sale; [Robert Julius Köhler, Dresden, 19 October 1846, lot 3504], sold; to Johann Gottlieb Abraham Frenzel, Dresden. C. G. Boerner, Leipzig, 28 November 1912; lot 142]. [Victor Koch, New York, 8 February 1923, number 57] sold; to Paul M. Warburg, New York, by descent; to Mr. and Mrs. Samuel B. Grimson, New York, gift; to the Fogg Art Museum, 1968.

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