DrawingsDutch18th century

Study for a Frontispiece

c. 1747

Artists

Jacob de WitArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Brown ink, brown wash and oxidized white opaque watercolor over black chalk on cream antique laid paper, framing line in black ink

Culture

Dutch

Century

18th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

31 x 35.5 cm (12 3/16 x 14 in.)

Provenance

Jacob de Wit, Amsterdam, probably sold [through De Leth and Schorrenbergh, Amsterdam, 10 March 1755 and following days, Omslag BB, “Waarin een Tekening der proportiën…”]. [Mathias Komor (Lugt 1882), New York, NY]. [R. M. Light & Co., Boston] sold; to Fogg Art Museum, 1960 [1] Notes [1] Purchased through the generosity of the Robert Lehman Foundation

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