DrawingsDutch17th century

Mercury and Argus

17th century

Artists

Abraham BloemaertArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Transparent watercolor and brown ink on off-white antique laid paper, mounted overall

Culture

Dutch

Century

17th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

7.1 × 6.5 cm (2 13/16 × 2 9/16 in.) mount: 8.4 × 7.7 cm (3 5/16 × 3 1/16 in.)

Provenance

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.

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