DrawingsDutch17th century

Christ at the Well of Sychar

17th century

Artists

Rembrandt Harmensz. van RijnArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Brown ink, brown wash, and white opaque watercolor on cream antique laid paper, laid down

Culture

Dutch

Century

17th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

17.1 x 24.6 cm (6 3/4 x 9 11/16 in.), irregular mount: 18.9 x 26.6 cm (7 7/16 x 10 1/2 in.)

Provenance

[Kunsthandlung Rath A.-G., Basel]. [Frederik Muller & Co., Amsterdam, 12-15 December 1922, lot 1902]. Tobias Christ, Basel, 1925, to his heirs, 1951. Private Collector, Basel, sold;[Sotheby's, London, 9 April 1981, lot 25H], sold; to [Vermeer Associates Limited, Brampton, Ontario, 1981], long-term loan to; Fogg Art Museum, 1981, sold; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1997. NOTE: M. Rotermund remarked in 1951 ("Christus am Brunnen bei Sichar," p. 9) that the drawing was then in the possession of Dr. Christ's heirs in Basel. Note from Sotheby's to the subsequent owner (in file) identifies the drawing as bought in "the Christ sale."

Related Artworks

Drawings

Rocky River Landscape near Aix-en-Provence

Hendrik Vroom, 17th century

Brown ink on cream antique laid paper

17th centuryDutch

Drawings

A Woman in Bed with a Child

Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn, c. 1636-1639

Brown ink and brown wash, with later additions of gray wash, on cream antique laid paper, laid down

17th centuryDutch

Drawings

Village Street with Travelers Resting

Jan van Goyen, 17th century

Brown ink on off-white antique laid paper, framing lines in brown ink

17th centuryDutch

Drawings

Landscape

Unidentified Artist, 17th century

Black ink, gray wash and graphite on off-white antique laid paper

17th centuryDutch

Drawings

Seven Peasants in an Interior

Adriaen van Ostade, 17th century

Brown ink and brown and gray wash on cream antique laid paper

17th centuryDutch

Drawings

A Standing Woman Holding a Jug

Cornelis Bega, 17th century

Black chalk on cream antique laid paper, later brown ink, partial framing lines in brown ink and black chalk

17th centuryDutch

Drawings

Small Landscape with Sailboat and a Windmill on the Right; verso: fragment of a harbor scene with sailboat

Anthonie van Borssom, 17th century

Brown ink and gray wash on beige antique laid paper, framing line in brown ink; verso: black ink and gray wash on beige antique laid paper partially toned with brown wash, framing line in graphite

17th centuryDutch

Drawings

Blank page; verso: Diana

Christiaen van Couwenbergh, 17th century

Graphite on parchment

17th centuryDutch

Drawings

A Fortified Seaport

Jacob van der Ulft, c. 1689

Brown wash over graphite on cream antique laid paper, traces of a framing line in black ink

17th centuryDutch

Drawings

Boy in Fancy Dress; with golf club in left hand

Jan de Bisschop, 17th century

Brown ink and brown wash on cream antique laid paper

17th centuryDutch

Drawings

A Kneeling Youth; verso: A Seated Man holding a Glass

Govert Flinck, c. 1647

Black and white chalk, squared in graphite, on faded blue antique laid paper; verso: black and white chalk counterproof with touches of ochre, with squaring transferred from recto

17th centuryDutch

Drawings

Seated Man, facing right, with Handwork

Cornelis Dusart, 17th century

Black and red chalk and white opaque watercolor on blue paper, framing line in brown ink

17th centuryDutch