17th century
15 x 13.8 cm (5 7/8 x 5 7/16 in.)
Perhpas William Roscoe, Liverpool (L. 2645, without his mark), sold; [Winstanley, Liverpool, 23-28 September 1816, 4th day's sale, lot 520 (as Adriaen van Ostade). Sir John Charles Robinson, London (L. 1433, lower right). John Postle Heseltine, London (L. 1507 and 1508, without his mark). [Frederick Keppel & Co., New York], sold; to Meta and Paul J. Sachs (L. 2091, without his mark), Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Black chalk on parchment, autograph framing line in black chalk
17th centuryDutchRed chalk counterproof with touches of black chalk on cream antique laid paper
17th centuryDutchBrown, gray and gray-blue wash over black chalk on off-white antique laid paper, framing line in black ink
17th centuryDutchBrown ink and brown and gray wash on cream antique laid paper
17th centuryDutchBlack and red chalk on parchment
17th centuryDutchRed chalk on cream antique laid paper
17th centuryDutchBrown ink, gray wash, and black chalk on light tan antique laid paper; verso: graphite, black ink, and red chalk
17th-18th centuryDutchBlack chalk and gray wash on cream antique laid paper
17th centuryDutchBrown ink, brown wash, and black chalk on cream antique laid paper, framing line in brown ink; verso: graphite
17th centuryDutchRed, black and white chalk on cream antique laid paper, composite framing line in red chalk, brown ink, and gray ink
17th centuryDutchOpaque watercolor and brown ink with touches of transparent watercolor on off-white antique laid paper, mounted, triple framing line in black, gold, and brown
17th centuryDutchBlack ink, gray wash, and white opaque watercolor over graphite on off-white antique laid paper, partial framing line in black ink
17th centuryDutch