DrawingsFlemish16th-17th century

View of a Moated City in a Hilly Landscape

16th-17th century

Artists

Frederik van ValckenborchArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Black and brown ink, brown wash, and black chalk on cream antique laid paper, partial framing line in graphite

Culture

Flemish

Century

16th-17th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

actual: 19.5 x 28 cm (7 11/16 x 11 in.)

Provenance

Unidentified collector, (L. 44a and L. 1123a, verso, lower left). Bernard Houthakker, Amsterdam, (L. 1272, verso, lower right), sold; [Sotheby Maak van Waay, 17-18 November 1975, lot 27]. [Sotheby's, New York, 11 November 1980, lot 35], sold; to [Vermeer Associates, Ltd., Brampton, Ontario], sold; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2003.

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