DrawingsDutch17th century

Studies of Five Figures

17th century

Artists

Willem van de Velde the ElderArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Brown ink and gray wash over graphite and black chalk on cream antique laid paper

Culture

Dutch

Century

17th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

17.8 x 14.8 cm (7 x 5 13/16 in.) mount: 20.3 x 16.5 cm (8 x 6 1/2 in.)

Provenance

Possibly Sir Edmund S. Prideaux. [Christie's, London, 1 July 1955, part of lot 58], sold; to [P. & D. Colnaghi & Co., London], sold; to David E. Rust, Washington, DC, 1960, gift to Fogg Art Museum, 1961.

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