DrawingsDutch17th century

Three Standing Peasants in Conversation

17th century

Artists

Jacques de Gheyn IIArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Brown ink on beige antique laid paper with framing lines in black ink

Culture

Dutch

Century

17th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

14.2 × 13 cm (5 9/16 × 5 1/8 in.)

Provenance

[Robert M. Light & Co., Inc., Santa Barbara], sold; to Maida and George Abrams, Boston, 1984

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