DrawingsNetherlandish16th century

Mountainous River Landscape with a Castle to the Left

16th century

Artists

Jacob Savery IArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Brown ink on cream antique laid paper

Culture

Netherlandish

Century

16th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

14.2 × 20.3 cm (5 9/16 × 8 in.)

Provenance

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.

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