17th century
21.2 × 15.9 cm (8 3/8 × 6 1/4 in.)
An officer in Napoleon's army, by descent; to Philips Collection, England. [Sotheby's, Amsterdam, November 4, 2003, lot 55]. [Hill-Stone Galleries, New York], sold; to George Abrams, Boston, 2005, gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2023
Opaque watercolor on off-white antique laid paper, mounted at four corners
17th-18th centuryDutchBlack chalk, black ink, gray and brown wash on oatmeal antique laid paper, framing lines in brown ink
17th centuryDutchBlack and brown ink and gray wash over graphite on cream antique laid paper, laid down
17th centuryDutchBlack ink and gray wash, squared in red and bluish chalk, on cream antique laid paper, framing line in red chalk and gray ink, attached to mount at three corners
17th centuryDutchBlack chalk and gray wash on cream antique laid paper, framing lines in brown ink and partial framing line in black chalk, laid down on mount
17th centuryDutchGraphite on off-white antique laid paper, mounted overall (with secondary sheet extending at top by .5 cm); framing line in black ink
17th centuryDutchBlack and red chalk [possibly a counterproof?] on off-white antique laid paper, framing line in brown ink
17th centuryDutchGraphite on parchment
17th centuryDutchBlack chalk, colored washes on cream antique laid paper
17th centuryDutchBrown ink and blue wash on cream antique laid paper, framing line in brown ink
16th-17th centuryDutchTransparent and opaque watercolor and gray ink over graphite on cream antique laid paper
17th centuryDutchBlack chalk and gray wash on off-white antique laid paper, framing line in brown ink; verso: black chalk
17th centuryDutch