DrawingsNetherlandish16th century

Vanitas

16th century

Artists

Joris HoefnagelArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Transparent and opaque watercolor over graphite on parchment

Culture

Netherlandish

Century

16th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

sight: 11.2 × 16.7 cm (4 7/16 × 6 9/16 in.) framed: 25 × 30.8 cm (9 13/16 × 12 1/8 in.)

Provenance

Christiaan Kramm, Utrecht [prior to 1857], sold [his sale, J.L. Beijers, Utrecht, December 7, 1875, lot 17]. Antoon van Welie, The Hague, sold [through his sale, Mak van Waay, Amsterdam, April 7, 1936, lot 45]. [Vitale Bloch, The Hague, 1941-1955]. [1] Private collection, The Netherlands. Sold [through Sotheby's, London, June 27, 1974, lot 84]. [Alfred Brod Gallery, London], sold; to Maida and George Abrams, Boston, gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2025 Notes [1] per Sam Segal

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