DrawingsFlemish17th century

A Magpie

17th century

Artists

Master of the Arundel SketchbookArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Gouache and watercolor on cream antique laid paper

Culture

Flemish

Century

17th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

sight: 12 × 17 cm (4 3/4 × 6 11/16 in.)

Provenance

The Earl of Arundel. John Towneley, Esq., sold; [through his estate sale, King, London, May 26-30, 1818, lot 528 (the full album). Lord Mowbray and Sourton, sold [through Sotheby's, London, July 1, 1965, lot 163 (the full album)]; to [Alfred Brod Gallery, London]. [Mireille Mosler, New York], sold; to George Abrams, Boston, 2012

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