DrawingsDutch18th century

Cow Facing Left

18th century

Artists

Unidentified ArtistArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Black and white chalk on light tan antique laid paper, with a framing line in brown ink

Culture

Dutch

Century

18th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

12.2 x 18.6 cm (4 13/16 x 7 5/16 in.) mount: 27 x 35.4 cm (10 5/8 x 13 15/16 in.)

Provenance

James Rigger; to [R. H. Evans, London]; to, John Witt Randall, Boston, Massachusetts, bequest; to Belinda Lull Randall, Boston, Massachusetts, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1892. NOTE: Provenance is from an inscription believed to be in Randall's hand.

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