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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1.2018.128
People
Isaac van Ostade, Dutch (Haarlem, Netherlands 1621 - 1649 Haarlem, Netherlands)
Title
Elderly Couple
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
17th century
Culture
Dutch
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/184057

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Brown ink, gray wash, black chalk on cream antique laid paper, mounted on antique laid paper
Dimensions
6.6 x 5 cm (2 5/8 x 1 15/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: mount, verso, upper right, graphite: AvOstade

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Countess Diergardt, Cologne. [C. G. Boerner, Düsseldorf, 1971]. [Alfred Brod Gallery, London], sold; to Maida and George Abrams, Boston, 1982

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
The Maida and George Abrams Collection, Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Promised Gift
Accession Year
2018
Object Number
1.2018.128
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Subjects and Contexts

  • Dutch, Flemish, & Netherlandish Drawings

Verification Level

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