DrawingsDutch17th century

The Kamperbuitenpoort in Amersfoort

c. 1650

Artists

Jacob van RuisdaelArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Black chalk on beige antique laid paper, framing line in brown ink and partial framing line in black chalk

Culture

Dutch

Century

17th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

14.2 x 20 cm (5 9/16 x 7 7/8 in.)

Provenance

Private collection, Switzerland. [Claude Kuhn, Basel], sold; to Maida and George Abrams, Boston (Lugt 3306), 1992, gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2023

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