1960.215: Sketches of Five Figures

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1960.215

People

Willem van de Velde the Elder, Dutch (1611 - 1693)

Title

Sketches of Five Figures

Classification

Drawings

Work Type

drawing

Date

17th century

Culture

Dutch

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/296608

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Brown ink, brown wash, and graphite on cream antique laid paper, laid down on mount

Dimensions

16.1 x 14.6 cm (6 5/16 x 5 3/4 in.)
mount: 19.2 x 16.4 cm (7 9/16 x 6 7/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• watermark: fragment of a foolscap
  
  Beta will not be made. Watermark is too fragmentary.
• inscription: mount, lower left, graphite: A 20969
• inscription: mount, lower center, brown ink: Jan Steen

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

Sir Edmund Prideaux. [Christie's, London, 1 July 1955, part of lot 58]; sold to [P. & D. Colnaghi & Co., Ltd.], sold; to Fritz B. Talbot, Brookline, Massachusetts, 25 April 1960, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1960.

NOTE: Provenance information from Colnaghi's stock books, provided by Steven Ongpin, 12/20/01.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Dr. Fritz B. Talbot

Accession Year

1960

Object Number

1960.215

Division

European and American Art

Contact

am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu

Permissions

The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request.

Subjects and Contexts

• Dutch, Flemish, & Netherlandish Drawings

Verification Level