17th century
actual: 18.5 x 15 cm (7 5/16 x 5 7/8 in.)
Johan Conrad Spengler, Copenhagen (L. 1434, with his mark), his sale; [Copenhagen, 8 October 1839, lot 1267]. Ernst Jurgen Otto, Celle, Germany (L. 873b, with his mark), sold; [P. & D. Colnaghi & Co., 5 March 1960], sold; to Fogg Art Museum, 1961. NOTE: Funds for the purchase of the drawing were given to the Fogg Art Museum by Dr. Fritz B. Talbot.
Brown ink and gray-brown wash, framing lines (trimmed) in brown ink, on cream antique laid paper
17th centuryDutchBlack chalk and graphite (?) on parchment, autograph framing line in graphite (?)
17th centuryDutchBrown ink over black chalk, squared in black chalk, on off-white antique laid paper
16th-17th centuryDutchBrown ink, brown wash, touches of black chalk, and [later?] blue-gray wash on cream antique laid paper
17th centuryDutchBlack chalk on light tan antique laid paper, framing lines in brown ink and black chalk
17th centuryDutchBrown ink and brown wash over black chalk on off-white antique laid paper, framing line in brown ink
17th centuryDutchBlack chalk on parchment
17th centuryDutchBlack chalk on cream antique laid paper, double framing line at bottom in black chalk
16th-17th centuryDutchBlack and white chalk on blue antique laid paper, discolored to brown
17th centuryDutchOpaque and transparent watercolor over graphite on parchment, mounted down
17th centuryDutchGraphite on parchment; verso: graphite(?)
17th centuryDutchBlack and red chalk [possibly a counterproof?] on off-white antique laid paper, framing line in brown ink
17th centuryDutch