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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1976.50
People
Cornelis Bega, Dutch (Haarlem, Netherlands 1631/32 - 1664 Haarlem, Netherlands)
Title
A Standing Woman Holding a Jug
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
17th century
Culture
Dutch
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/295722

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Black chalk on cream antique laid paper, later brown ink, partial framing lines in brown ink and black chalk
Dimensions
28.7 x 12.7 cm (8 15/16 x 5 in.)
mount: 38 x 22.1 cm (14 15/16 x 8 11/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: verso, upper center, graphite: 4
  • inscription: verso, lower center, graphite: Jan Steen / [illegible erased line]
  • watermark: paschal lamb (variant of Heawood 2842, Holland [Schieland] 1649)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[Sotheby's, London, 21 March 1973, lot 21], sold; to Mr. and Mrs. John H. Steiner, Larchmont, New York, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1976.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Mrs. John H. Steiner
Accession Year
1976
Object Number
1976.50
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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