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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1955.138
People
Herman Saftleven, Dutch (Rotterdam, Netherlands 1609 - 1685 Utrecht, Netherlands)
Title
Rustic Scene on a Canal
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
17th century
Culture
Dutch
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/297216

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Black chalk and brown wash on cream antique laid paper, framing line in black and brown ink
Dimensions
actual: 9.8 x 8 cm (3 7/8 x 3 1/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: lower left, brown ink: HS
  • collector's mark: verso, lower center, brown ink, stamp: L. 1052a (Franz von Hagens)
  • inscription: verso, lower left, red ink: No 3028. [L. 2987] (Johann Goll van Franckenstein)
  • inscription: verso, center, graphite: 4
  • inscription: verso, upper left, brown ink: 20/25 (Valerius Röver)
  • watermark: none

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Valerius Röver, Delft, (L. 2984a, 2984b, 2984c, with his mark). Johann Goll van Franckenstein, (L. 2987, with his mark, inv. no. 3028). Franz von Hagens, Dresden (L. 1052a, with his mark). Harry G. Sperling, New York, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1955.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Harry G. Sperling
Accession Year
1955
Object Number
1955.138
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • W. Schulz, Herman Saftleven, 1609-1685: Leben und Werke: mit einem kritischen Katalog..., De Gruyter (Berlin, Germany and New York, NY, 1982), p. 377, no. 981

Subjects and Contexts

  • Dutch, Flemish, & Netherlandish Drawings

Verification Level

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