DrawingsDutch17th century

A Windmill

17th century

Artists

Jan de BisschopArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Brown ink, brown wash on cream antique laid paper, framing lines in brown ink

Culture

Dutch

Century

17th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

14.2 x 9.9 cm (5 9/16 x 3 7/8 in.)

Provenance

Sold [possibly through Douwes or Alfred Brod]; to Maida and George S. Abrams, Boston, before 1969

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