DrawingsDutch17th century

Peasants Dancing Among Ruins

17th century

Artists

Gerrit de HeerArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Opaque and transparent watercolor on parchment adhered to panel; thick framing line in brown watercolor

Culture

Dutch

Century

17th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

33.3 × 26.6 cm (13 1/8 × 10 1/2 in.) board: 33.3 × 26.6 × 0.9 cm (13 1/8 × 10 1/2 × 3/8 in.)

Provenance

Sold [through Sotheby's, London, July 4, 2012, lot 114]; to George Abrams, Boston

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