Study of a Partridge | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1985.177
People: Pieter Withoos, Dutch (Amersfoort 1654/55 - 1692 Amsterdam)
Title: Study of a Partridge
Classification: Drawings
Work Type: drawing
Date: 17th century
Culture: Dutch
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/294996

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Transparent and opaque watercolor and brown ink over graphite on cream antique laid paper, partial framing line in graphite

Dimensions

25.6 x 18.8 cm (10 1/16 x 7 3/8 in.)
mount: 28.8 x 21 cm (11 5/16 x 8 1/4 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

Signed: black ink, lower right: P:W:fe:
inscription: verso, lower right, graphite, French: WITHOOS (Peter ou Pieter) / peintre d'oiseaux / ne à AMERSFOORT 1654 / MORT A AMSTERDAM 1693
inscription: verso, lower left, graphite: /10X
watermark: none

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: J. A. van Dongen, Amsterdam, sold; to Maida and George Abrams, Boston, 1971 (L. 3306, without their mark); Gift of Maida and George S. Abrams in memory of Susan Morgenstein, class of 1984, 1985.177

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Maida and George S. Abrams in memory of Susan Morgenstein, class of 1984
Accession Year: 1985
Object Number: 1985.177
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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