17th century
12.6 x 17.1 cm (4 15/16 x 6 3/4 in.)
Charles A. Loeser, Florence, Italy, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1932 Notes: In a diary entry from Paris, France dated February 28, 1909, Charles A. Loeser states that he purchased a work by Claude from “Lippmann.” This entry almost certainly refers to this drawing, but the identity of Lippmann is unknown.
Black and white chalk on blue antique laid paper, mounted overall
17th centuryDutchBrown wash, brown ink ink and later gray wash on cream antique laid paper, laid down onto Asian paper
17th centuryDutchBlack chalk, gray wash, and white chalk on brown-gray antique laid paper
17th centuryDutchBlack chalk, gray wash, some incised lines in lower half of added strip at right, on off-white antique laid paper
17th centuryDutchBlack chalk on antique laid paper, framing line in black chalk
17th centuryDutchGraphite on parchment
17th centuryDutchBlack chalk on parchment, autograph framing line in black chalk
17th centuryDutchTransparent watercolor, with application of gum, and opaque watercolor over traces of black chalk on cream antqiue laid paper
17th centuryDutchBlack and white chalk on blue antique laid paper, framing line in black ink
17th centuryDutchBlack chalk on parchment
17th centuryDutchBlack ink and gray wash with black chalk and white opaque watercolor over black chalk and traces of graphite on off-white antique laid paper, framing line in brown ink
17th centuryDutchBrown and black ink, gray wash over black chalk on cream antique laid paper
17th centuryDutch