17th century
40.2 x 25.7 cm (15 13/16 x 10 1/8 in.)
Jonathan Richardson, Sr. (1665-1745), London (L. 2184, lower right); to Thomas Hudson (1701-1779), London (L. 2432, lower right); to Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792), London (L. 2364, lower left). [Sotheby’s, London, 25 November 1971, lot 9, repr.] [Sotheby’s, London, 21 March 1973, lot 22, repr. p. 59] sold; to Ian Woodner, New York, by descent; to his heirs, sold; [Christie’s, New York, 2 July 1991, lot 200, repr.]; to Vermeer Associates Limited, Brampton, Ontario, sold; to Harvard University Art Museums; Alpheus Hyatt Purchasing Fund, 1994.143.
Violet ink on cream antique laid paper, framing line in brown ink and black chalk
17th centuryFlemishBlack and brown ink, brown and gray wash and bluish-white opaque watercolor over black chalk on light tan antique laid paper, mounted on heavy antique laid paper and card
17th centuryFlemishBrown ink, brown wash, white opaque watercolor and red chalk on oiled (?) antique laid paper
17th centuryFlemishTransparent watercolor and brown ink over graphite on off-white antique laid paper, laid down on antique laid paper
16th-17th centuryFlemishTransparent watercolor, brown ink, brown wash and touches of opaque watercolor over graphite on cream antique laid paper
17th-18th centuryFlemishTransparent watercolor on blue paper
17th-18th centuryFlemishBlack and white chalk on cream antique laid paper, darkened to light tan, framing lines in brown ink and black ink
17th centuryFlemishBrown ink, brown wash and black chalk, squared in black chalk, on cream antique laid paper, partial framing line in brown ink; verso: brown ink
17th centuryFlemishBlack, red, and white chalk, brown wash on cream antique laid paper, top trimmed to an arch, mounted overall
17th centuryFlemishBrown ink and blue-green wash on light tan antique laid paper
17th centuryFlemishBrown ink and brown wash over black chalk on off-white antique laid paper; verso: incidental red chalk
17th centuryFlemishBrown ink, brown wash, transparent watercolor, and touches of blue chalk on cream antique laid paper
16th-17th centuryFlemish