DrawingsDutch17th century

The Annunciation

17th century

Artists

Cornelis Schut IArtist

Unidentified ArtistPrevious attribution

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Brown ink and brown wash over graphite on off-white antique laid paper, framing line in brown ink and partial framing line in graphite, mounted overall

Culture

Dutch

Century

17th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

20.1 x 12.8 cm (7 15/16 x 5 1/16 in.) mount: 36.8 x 29.4 cm (14 1/2 x 11 9/16 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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