DrawingsFlemish17th century

Two Studies of an Ostrich

17th century

Artists

Jan Brueghel the ElderArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Blue, green, pink and brown washes and brown ink on cream antique laid paper, framing line in brown ink

Culture

Flemish

Century

17th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

20.4 x 14.1 cm (8 1/16 x 5 9/16 in.) mount: 25 x 18.3 cm (9 13/16 x 7 3/16 in.)

Provenance

Private Collector, St. Louis. [Sotheby Parke Bernet Inc., New York, 20 January 1982, lot 53], sold; to [Vermeer Associates Limited, Brampton, Ontario], long-term loan to; Fogg Art Museum, sold; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2003.

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