DrawingsDutch17th century

The Eavesdropper

c. 1655

Artists

Nicolaes MaesArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Brown ink on cream antique laid paper, framing line in brown ink

Culture

Dutch

Century

17th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

6.9 x 10.3 cm (2 11/16 x 4 1/16 in.)

Provenance

Earl of Dalhousie, Ecosse (L. 717a, with his mark). Unidentified collector (L. 1460d, with his mark). Private Collector, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1937. NOTE: Drawing is from an album formerly in the collection of the Earl of Dalhousie.

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