17th century
31.8 × 20.8 cm (12 1/2 × 8 3/16 in.)
Sold [through Christie's, Amsterdam, November 18, 1985, lot 134 (as Dutch School, "A Marigold," ca. 1650)]; to Maida and George Abrams, Boston
Red and white chalk on off-white antique laid paper; framing line in brown ink
16th-17th centuryDutchGraphite on paper pasted down on parchment
17th centuryDutchBrown ink
17th centuryDutchBlack and white chalk, squared in graphite, on faded blue antique laid paper; verso: black and white chalk counterproof with touches of ochre, with squaring transferred from recto
17th centuryDutchBlack chalk with touches of graphite and incidental marks in brown ink(?) on parchment, autograph framing line in black chalk
17th centuryDutchBrown and black ink, gray wash, and white opaque watercolor over graphite, incised, on cream antique laid paper, framing line in black ink over brown ink
16th-17th centuryDutchGraphite on parchment autograph framing line in graphite
17th centuryDutchBrown ink and brown wash over graphite on cream antique laid paper
17th centuryDutchOpaque and transparent watercolor on off-white antique laid paper, partial framing line in black ink
17th centuryDutchBlack chalk and brown opaque watercolor (?) on white prepared parchment
17th centuryDutchGraphite on parchment
17th centuryDutchBlack and white chalk and white opaque watercolor on blue paper, faded to light brown
17th centuryDutch