DrawingsDutch16th-17th century

A Dovecote

16th-17th century

Artists

Abraham BloemaertArtist

Adriaen BloemaertPrevious attribution

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Black chalk on cream antique laid paper, double framing line at bottom in black chalk

Culture

Dutch

Century

16th-17th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

15 x 19 cm (5 7/8 x 7 1/2 in.)

Provenance

Sold [Sotheby's, New York, January 14 1987, lot 164 (as attributed to Adriaen Bloemaert)], to; Benjamin (d. 2004) and Lilian (d. 2004) Hertzberg, New York, gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2005.

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