c. 1700
20.2 x 32.5 cm (7 15/16 x 12 13/16 in.) image: 15.1 x 22.8 cm (5 15/16 x 9 in.)
Van den Brande collection, Middelburg [1], by descent; to E. C. Baron van Pallandt, Haarlem, sold; [through Mak van Waay, Amsterdam, September 26, 1972, lot 360]; to Sam and Lily (Einhorn) Nystad, The Hague, sold; [through Sotheby's, Amsterdam, May 19, 2004, lot 92]; to William W. and Kathryn Robinson, Newton, MA; Gift of Kathryn K. and William W. Robinson in Honor of Seymour and Zoya Slive, 2013.42 Notes [1] It is not clear whether Pieter van den Brande (167?-1718) and/or his son, Johan Pieter van den Brande I (1707-1758) formed the collection that descended to Baron van Pallandt (sale 1972). See Charles Dumas and Robert-Jan te Rijdt, "Kleur en Raffinement: Tekeningen uit de unicorno collectie," Zwolle, 1994, pp. 90-91.
Brown wash on antique laid paper
18th centuryDutchTransparent watercolor and brown ink over black chalk on cream antique laid paper, framing line in brown ink, laid down
18th centuryDutchGray wash and graphite on off-white antique laid paper, partial framing line [?] in graphite and gold
18th centuryDutchTransparent watercolor on cream antique laid paper, with a framing line in brown ink
18th centuryDutchBlack chalk and gray wash on off-white antique laid paper, framing line in black chalk along left and bottom margins and framing line in black ink along top and right margins; verso: red chalk [another hand?]
17th-18th centuryDutchBrown wash, and graphite on cream antique laid paper
18th-19th centuryDutchBlack chalk over graphite on cream antique laid paper, with a framing line in black chalk
18th centuryDutchBrown wash on antique laid paper
18th centuryDutchTransparent and opaque watercolor over graphite on off-white antique laid paper
18th centuryDutchBlack ink and brown wash over black chalk and graphite on cream antique laid paper, with a framing line in black chalk, mounted at top corners
18th centuryDutchGouache and watercolor
17th-18th centuryDutchTransparent and opaque watercolor over black chalk, some gum (?) varnish, on cream antique laid paper
17th-18th centuryDutch