DrawingsFlemish17th century

The Ostrich Hunt

c. 1600

Artists

Master of the Hermitage SketchbookArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Violet ink on cream antique laid paper, framing line in black chalk

Culture

Flemish

Century

17th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

14.7 x 19.5 cm (5 13/16 x 7 11/16 in.) mount: 23.8 x 28.6 cm (9 3/8 x 11 1/4 in.)

Provenance

[Sotheby Mak van Waay, Amsterdam, 16 November 1981, lot 33], sold; to [Vermeer Associates, Ltd., Brampton, Ontario], long-term loan; to Fogg Art Museum, 1982, sold; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2003.

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