18th century
actual: 28.1 x 35.1 cm (11 1/16 x 14 1/16 in.)
Cornelis Ploos van Amstel, Amsterdam (L. 2725, without his mark). Robert Gilmor, Jr., Baltimore, MD; to his estate, 1848; to probably Gardner L. Chandler, Salem, MA; to John Witt Randall, Boston, MA, bequest; to his sister Belinda L. Randall, 1892, gift; to Harvard University, 1892. Note Provenance information from inscriptions in J.W. Randall's hand from his mount.
Transparent and opaque watercolor over graphite on cream antique laid paper
18th centuryDutchBrown ink, touches of black chalk on two pieces of off-white antique laid paper, partial framing line in black ink reinforced in graphite
17th-18th centuryDutchBrown and gray wash over black chalk on cream laid paper
18th-19th centuryDutchGray ink and gray wash over graphite on cream antique laid paper, with a framing line in brown ink
18th centuryDutchTransparent watercolor on antique laid paper
18th centuryDutchOpaque watercolor with gum arabic on cream antique laid paper, framing line in black ink and shell gold
18th centuryDutchBlack ink and gray wash on cream antique laid paper, with a framing line in black ink
18th centuryDutchBrown ink, brown and gray wash, and red chalk on cream antique laid paper, framing line in brown ink
17th-18th centuryDutchBlack and white chalk on light tan antique laid paper, with a framing line in brown ink
18th centuryDutchBlack chalk over graphite on cream antique laid paper, with a framing line in black chalk
18th centuryDutchTransparent and opaque watercolor, and black chalk on off-white wove paper, partial framing line in black chalk
18th-19th centuryDutchTransparent watercolor and brown ink over black chalk on cream antique laid paper, framing line in brown ink, laid down
18th centuryDutch