DrawingsDutch17th century

View of Mariakerk in Utrecht from the South

c. 1652

Artists

Rembrandt Harmensz. van RijnArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Brown ink and later gray wash and later touches of graphite on cream antique laid paper, prepared with a brownish-gray wash [?], framing line in brown ink

Culture

Dutch

Century

17th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

actual: 11.3 x 18.7 cm (4 7/16 x 7 3/8 in.)

Provenance

William Mitchell, Eastbourne (L. 2638, without his mark), his sale; [F. A. C. Prestel, Frankfurt am Main, 7 May 1890, possibly lot 87]. Rudolf Philip Goldschmidt, Berlin (L. 2926, with his mark), sold; [F. A. C. Prestel, Frankfurt (L. 2730), 4-11 October 1917, lot 476]. Cornelis Hofstede de Groot, The Hague (L. 561, with his mark), sold, [C. G. Boerner, Leipzig, 4 November 1931, lot 181]; sold; to Charles P. Curtis, Boston through unidentified agent, by descent; to Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Curtis, Brookline, Massachusetts; Holman's Print Shop, sold; to Fogg Art Museum, 1951.

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