17th century
19.4 × 25.9 cm (7 5/8 × 10 3/16 in.)
John, Lord Northwick, sold [through Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, London, July 5-6, 1921, lot 87 (as Adriaen van Ostade)]; to [P. & D. Colnaghi, London], sold; to [Gustave Nebehay, Berlin (as Adriaen van Ostade)], sold; to [P. & D. Colnaghi, London (as Adriaen van Ostade)]. Carl Robert Rudolf, London (Lugt 2811b). [Brod Gallery, London], sold; to Maida and George Abrams, Boston, 1975
Brown ink, brown wash and white opaque watercolor on cream antique laid paper; with later additions of gray wash and black chalk, and some scratchwork at the contour of wing at the upper left and the right column base at lower left
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17th centuryDutchWatercolor, black chalk, and a modified gum arabic on cream antique laid paper, framing line in brown ink
17th centuryDutchGraphite on parchment
17th centuryDutchBrown ink and wash on off-white antique laid paper discolored to tan
17th centuryDutchBlack chalk, gray wash, brown ink, and yellow-green wash on antique laid paper, framing line in brown ink
17th centuryDutchparchment
17th centuryDutchTransparent watercolor and gray and brown wash over traces of black chalk on cream antique laid paper, framing line in brown ink
17th centuryDutchRed chalk counterproof with touches of black chalk on cream antique laid paper
17th centuryDutchBlack, yellow, and white chalk, gray wash and charcoal on light tan antique laid paper framing line in brown ink
17th centuryDutchBlack chalk on cream antique laid paper
17th centuryDutchTransparent and opaque watercolor over graphite on parchment, framing line in brown ink
17th centuryDutch