16th century
actual: 26.3 x 18.5 cm (10 3/8 x 7 5/16 in.)
Private Collector; sold, [Christie's, Amsterdam, 11 November 1996, lot 6] sold; to [Vermeer Associates Limited, Brampton, Ontario], long-term loan; to [Harvard University Art Museums, 1996, sold; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2004. NOTE: Christie's catalogue states: "Acquired by the father of the present owner before 1940."
Brown ink and violet wash on cream antique laid paper
16th centuryNetherlandishGray and brown ink, white and pink opaque watercolor, on gray-blue prepared paper, partial framing line in gray ink
16th centuryNetherlandishBrown ink and gray wash on cream antique laid paper, framing line in brown ink and gray wash
16th centuryNetherlandishBrown-gray ink on cream antique laid paper; verso: black chalk lines rubbed with black chalk throughout
16th centuryNetherlandishBrown ink on cream antique laid paper
15th-16th centuryNetherlandishBlack ink, gray wash and white opaque watercolor, incised, on brown prepared paper, framing line in black ink
16th centuryNetherlandishOpaque watercolor and shell gold over traces of black chalk on paper mounted overall to wood panel; framing lines in shell gold and dark red opaque watercolor
16th centuryNetherlandishBlack ink and white opaque watercolor on rose prepared paper, with a probably later graphite line; verso: black chalk
16th centuryNetherlandishBrown ink on parchment
16th centuryNetherlandishBlack ink on cream antique laid paper, circular framing line partially in brown ink and partially in black chalk
16th centuryNetherlandishBrown ink, brown and gray wash and white opaque watercolor on blue antique laid paper, framing line in black chalk and brown ink
16th centuryNetherlandishBrown ink, opaque watercolor, touches of black graphite, on paper prepared with wash (?)
16th centuryNetherlandish