DrawingsDutch17th century

The Gypsy

17th century

Artists

Cornelis VisscherArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Black chalk and brown wash on parchment, framing line in black chalk

Culture

Dutch

Century

17th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

actual: 36.2 x 28 cm (14 5/16 x 11 in.)

Provenance

Possibly Simon Fokke, Amsterdam. Possibly Hendrik Muilman, Amsterdam. Possibly Jacob de Vos Jacobszoon, Amsterdam (L. 1450, without his mark). Johan Conrad Spengler, Copenhagen (L. 1434, without his mark), his sale; [Copenhagen, 8 October 1839, lot 1582]. Possibly De Visser. Adalbert Freiherr von Lanna, Prague (L. 2773, with his mark), sold; [H. G. Gutekunst, Stuttgart, 6-11 May 1910, lot 578]. [Frederick Keppel & Co., New York], sold; to Meta and Paul J. Sachs, Cambridge, Massachusetts, (L. 2091, without his mark), bequest; Fogg Art Museum, 1965.

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