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 [Alexander Posonyi, 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 on cream antique laid paper
15th-16th centuryNetherlandishBrown ink and gray, yellow, and bluish-green wash over black chalk, incised, on cream antique laid paper, mounted on an album leaf; verso: composition traced through on verso in black chalk, partially incised
16th centuryNetherlandishBrown ink, opaque watercolor, touches of black graphite, on paper prepared with wash (?)
16th centuryNetherlandishBrown ink, brown wash and graphite, squared in graphite and black chalk, incised, on off-white antique laid paper; partial framing line in brown ink and graphite
16th-17th 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 on cream antique laid paper, framing line in brown ink; verso: brown ink
16th centuryNetherlandishBlack ink on off-white antique laid paper, incised, black ink framing line, blackened on the verso for transfer to copper plate
16th centuryNetherlandishBrown ink, brown wash, and white opaque watercolor over black chalk on blue antique laid paper
16th centuryNetherlandishBrown ink on off-white antique laid paper, with a framing line in brown ink
16th centuryNetherlandishBrown ink and brown wash on off-white antique laid paper, autograph framing lines in brown ink, mounted overall
16th centuryNetherlandishTwo kinds of brown ink over black chalk on cream antique laid paper, lined with Japanese paper
16th centuryNetherlandishBrown ink on off-white antique laid paper
16th centuryNetherlandish