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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1.2018.9
People
Cornelis Bega, Dutch (Haarlem, Netherlands 1631/32 - 1664 Haarlem, Netherlands)
Title
Man and Woman Conversing at the Door--An Interior; verso: Sketch
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
17th century
Culture
Dutch
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/191157

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Black chalk and gray wash on off-white antique laid paper, framing line in brown ink; verso: black chalk
Dimensions
18.5 x 22.4 cm (7 5/16 x 8 13/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: verso, center, graphite: 40
  • watermark: center: fools cap

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[Evert Douwes], sold; to George and Maida Abrams, Boston, circa 1966-1967

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
1.2018.9
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • Mirror of Holland: Drawings from the Maida and George Abrams Collection, Part 1, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Boston, 11/20/2010 - 03/06/2011

Subjects and Contexts

  • Dutch, Flemish, & Netherlandish Drawings

Verification Level

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