c. 1700
20.2 x 32.5 cm (7 15/16 x 12 13/16 in.) image: 15.1 x 22.8 cm (5 15/16 x 9 in.)
Van den Brande collection, Middelburg [1], by descent; to E. C. Baron van Pallandt, Haarlem, sold; [through Mak van Waay, Amsterdam, September 26, 1972, lot 360]; to Sam and Lily (Einhorn) Nystad, The Hague, sold; [through Sotheby's, Amsterdam, May 19, 2004, lot 92]; to William W. and Kathryn Robinson, Newton, MA; Gift of Kathryn K. and William W. Robinson in Honor of Seymour and Zoya Slive, 2013.42 Notes [1] It is not clear whether Pieter van den Brande (167?-1718) and/or his son, Johan Pieter van den Brande I (1707-1758) formed the collection that descended to Baron van Pallandt (sale 1972). See Charles Dumas and Robert-Jan te Rijdt, "Kleur en Raffinement: Tekeningen uit de unicorno collectie," Zwolle, 1994, pp. 90-91.
Brown wash on antique laid paper
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18th centuryDutchReddish brown ink, gray wash, and black chalk on cream antique laid paper, framing line in brown ink
18th centuryDutchBrown ink and brown wash over graphite on cream antique laid paper, with a framing line in graphite
18th centuryDutchTransparent watercolor and gray wash over graphite on white antique laid paper, framing line in black ink
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18th centuryDutchGray wash and graphite on off-white antique laid paper, partial framing line [?] in graphite and gold
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18th centuryDutchTransparent and opaque watercolor over graphite on off-white antique laid paper
18th centuryDutch