DrawingsDutch18th century

Baby Crying

1779

Artists

Abraham DelfosArtist

Cornelis VisscherArtist after

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Black chalk on cream antique paid paper

Culture

Dutch

Century

18th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

13.4 × 11.2 cm (5 1/4 × 4 7/16 in.)

Provenance

Cornelis Ploos van Amstel, 18th Century. Sold [through Christie's, Amsterdam, November 25, 1991, lot 88, together with another drawing]; to Maida and George Abrams, Boston

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