18th century
26.1 x 31.8 cm (10 1/4 x 12 1/2 in.)
Cornelis Ploos van Amstel, Amsterdam (Lugt 2725, without his mark). Robert Gilmor, Jr., Baltimore, MD; to his estate, 1848; to probably Gardner L. Chandler, Salem, MA; to John Witt Randall, Boston, MA, bequest; to his sister Belinda L. Randall, 1892, gift; to Harvard University, 1892. Note Provenance information from inscriptions in J.W. Randall's hand from his mount.
Transparent and opaque watercolor over graphite on cream antique laid paper
18th centuryDutchTransparent watercolor and white opaque watercolor on cream antique laid paper, laid down
18th centuryDutchBlack ink and brown wash over black chalk and graphite on cream antique laid paper, with a framing line in black chalk, mounted at top corners
18th centuryDutchTransparent and opaque watercolor over black chalk, some gum (?) varnish, on cream antique laid paper
17th-18th centuryDutchBlack chalk over graphite on cream antique laid paper, with a framing line in black chalk
18th centuryDutchGouache and watercolor
17th-18th centuryDutchBlack chalk and gray wash on off-white wove paper, with a framing line in black chalk
18th-19th centuryDutchBlack ink, gray and red wash, incised, on cream antique laid paper, with two framing lines in gray ink; verso: incised, with oil residue
17th-18th centuryDutchBlack and brown ink, gray wash, and black chalk on off-white antique laid paper
18th centuryDutchTransparent watercolor on antique laid paper
18th centuryDutchBrown ink, brown wash, red chalk, and red chalk wash over graphite, incised, on cream antique laid paper, with a framing line in brown ink
18th centuryDutchBrown ink, brown wash and white opaque watercolor over black chalk on off-white antique laid paper, prepared with brown wash, traces of a framing line in black chalk
17th-18th centuryDutch