DrawingsDutch18th century

A Serpentine Plant (Ophioxylum Serpentinum)

18th century

Artists

Aert SchoumanArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Transparent and opaque watercolor over graphite on antique laid paper

Culture

Dutch

Century

18th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

32 × 24.1 cm (12 5/8 × 9 1/2 in.)

Provenance

Sold [through Sotheby Mak van Waay, Amsterdam, April 25, 1983, lot 159]; to Maida and George Abrams, Boston

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