17th century
16.3 × 25.6 cm (6 7/16 × 10 1/16 in.)
Bellingham Smith, sold [through his sale, Frederick Muller, Amsterdam, June 5, 1927, lot 79]. Carl Robert Rudolf, London, sold [through his estate sale, Sotheby Mak van Waay, Amsterdam, April 18, 1977, lot 67 as by Ostade]; to [C. G. Boerner, Dusseldorf], sold [through Christie's, Amsterdam, November 10, 1997, lot 130]; to Maida and George Abrams, Boston
Brown and black ink, gray wash, and graphite on cream antique laid paper, partial framing line in graphite
17th centuryDutchBlack chalk and gray wash on cream antique laid paper, framing lines in black chalk
17th centuryDutchCharcoal (oiled?), black chalk, and white chalk on brown antique laid paper
17th centuryDutchBrown ink, pale brown wash, and incidental marks in black chalk on cream antique laid paper, prepared with light rose-brown wash, mounted overall, framing line in brown ink
17th centuryDutchBrown ink and brown, red, and green washes over black chalk on cream antique laid paper
17th 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 ink and watercolor over graphite on off-white antique laid paper, framing lines in brown and black ink
17th centuryDutchBrown and black ink, gray wash, and black chalk, on cream antique laid paper, with a framing line in brown ink
17th centuryDutchBlack chalk and gray wash on off-white antique laid paper
17th centuryDutchBrown ink and brown wash over graphite on cream antique laid paper, with a framing line in brown ink
17th centuryDutchGraphite on parchment
17th centuryDutchBrown ink, gray wash and white opaque watercolor over black chalk on cream antique laid paper; patch: greenish gray wash, black chalk, brown ink, and a combination of darker brown ink and opaque watercolor to conceal join
17th centuryDutch