16th century
14.2 × 20.3 cm (5 9/16 × 8 in.)
Joseph David Böhm, Vienna (1794-1865) (Lugt 271, 272, 1442), possibly sold through his sale [Alexandre Posonyu, Vienna, December 4, 1865, lot 1206 as by Brueghel]. [1] Tiroler Landesmuseum Ferdinandeum, Innsbruck (Lugt 5848), sold or exchanged [through Franz Balke, March 8, 1958]. Walter Hugelshofer, Zurich. [Sotheby's, London, July 8, 2004, lot 15, bought in]. John Davidson, Chicago, gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2024 Notes [1] Lot 1206 includes two drawings by Savery described as "Landschaftsstudien, qu. 8 Zart mit d. Feder." However, according to the 2004 Sotheby's catalogue, two other drawings by Savery were in the collection of Böhm and sold in 1995.
Brown ink and brown wash over black chalk on cream antique laid paper, laid down
16th centuryNetherlandishBrown ink, black chalk and incidental or accidental green wash on cream antique laid paper; framing line in graphite and brown ink
16th centuryNetherlandishBrown ink and brown wash over black chalk on three pieces of cream antique laid paper; some (later?) gray wash on Adam's crotch; partial framing line in brown ink; verso: faint black chalk sketches of architectural motifs
16th centuryNetherlandishBrown ink, gray wash, and black chalk on cream antique laid paper, framing line in brown ink
16th centuryNetherlandishOpaque and transparent watercolor heightened with gold and silver over graphite on cream paper, framing line in black ink, red opaque watercolor, and gold
16th centuryNetherlandish?Brown ink, brown and gray wash and white opaque watercolor on blue antique laid paper, framing line in black chalk and brown ink
16th centuryNetherlandishBrown ink and violet wash on cream antique laid paper
16th centuryNetherlandishBrown ink, with some scattered traces of reddish-brown chalk on cream antique laid paper, framing line in brown ink
16th centuryNetherlandishBrown ink and black chalk on cream antique laid paper, partial framing lines in black chalk at top, right and bottom left
16th centuryNetherlandishBrown ink over black chalk, incised and with a vertical line at left edge in black chalk, on cream antique laid paper, with an incised framing line
16th centuryNetherlandishBrown ink and brown wash over black chalk, extensively incised, on cream antique laid paper
16th centuryNetherlandishBrown ink and blue wash on cream antique laid paper; verso: brown ink, blue wash, and red chalk
16th centuryNetherlandish