DrawingsDutch17th century

A Hedgehog

17th century

Artists

Unidentified ArtistArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Transparent and opaque watercolor on antique laid paper, mounted at three corners

Culture

Dutch

Century

17th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

14.8 × 20 cm (5 13/16 × 7 7/8 in.)

Provenance

Possibly sold [through Berkey sale, Amsterdam, March 29, 1785, lot 336, "per pulchre depictus."]. Sold [through Sotheby's, Amsterdam, December 1,1986, lot 113 (as Dutch school)] to; Maida and George Abrams, Boston

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