DrawingsDutch17th century

A Swan

17th century

Artists

Pieter Holsteyn IIArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Watercolor over graphite on cream antique laid paper

Culture

Dutch

Century

17th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

15.3 × 20.5 cm (6 × 8 1/16 in.)

Provenance

[Alistair Matthews, England], sold; to Maida and George Abrams, Boston, c. 1968

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