Herons; verso: Dogs
DrawingsFlemish17th century

Herons; verso: Dogs

17th century

Artists

Jan FytArtist
Classification
Drawings
Medium
Brown wash, black chalk, and touches of white chalk on blue antique laid paper, framing line in brown ink; verso: brown wash and black and white chalk, framing line in brown ink
Culture
Flemish
Century
17th century
Division
European and American Art
Department
Department of Drawings

Dimensions

37.5 x 26.2 cm (14 3/4 x 10 5/16 in.)

Provenance

Private Collector, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1980.

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