16th century
18.5 x 22.2 cm (7 5/16 x 8 3/4 in.) mount: 23.8 x 27.4 cm (9 3/8 x 10 13/16 in.)
F. Abott, Edinburgh (L. 970, lower right). [Sotheby Mak van Waay, Amsterdam, 29 October 1979, lot 154], sold; to Vermeer Associates Limited, Brampton, Ontario], long-term loan, to; Fogg Art Museum, 1979, sold; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2003.
Brown ink, brown wash and white opaque watercolor over touches of black chalk on cream antique laid paper, laid down
16th-17th centuryNetherlandishBrown ink on parchment
16th-17th centuryNetherlandishBrown ink on cream antique laid paper
15th-16th centuryNetherlandishBrown ink, brown wash, and graphite on light tan antique laid paper, with two compass lines, the lower of which reinforced with graphite, laid down on antique laid paper
16th centuryNetherlandishBlack ink and gray wash over traces of black chalk on cream antique laid paper; framing line in brown ink
16th centuryNetherlandishBrown ink and brown wash over touches of black chalk on antique laid paper, toned with red wash and white opaque watercolor
16th centuryNetherlandishBlack ink, reddish-brown wash, and partially oxidized white opaque watercolor on light tan antique laid paper, framing line in brown ink
16th centuryNetherlandishBlack ink, gray wash and white opaque watercolor, incised, on brown prepared paper, framing line in black ink
16th centuryNetherlandishBlack ink and gray wash over black chalk on off-white antique laid paper
16th centuryNetherlandishOpaque and transparent watercolor heightened with gold and silver over graphite on cream paper, framing line in black ink, red opaque watercolor, and gold
16th centuryNetherlandish?Brown ink on light tan antique laid paper; verso: two tones of brown ink
16th centuryNetherlandish