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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2003.154
People
Master of the Hermitage Sketchbook, Flemish (17th century)
Title
The Ostrich Hunt
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
c. 1600
Culture
Flemish
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/312356

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Violet ink on cream antique laid paper, framing line in black chalk
Dimensions
14.7 x 19.5 cm (5 13/16 x 7 11/16 in.)
mount: 23.8 x 28.6 cm (9 3/8 x 11 1/4 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: mount, upper center, graphite: no 125
  • inscription: mount, verso, lower center, graphite: 109629
  • watermark: none

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[Sotheby Mak van Waay, Amsterdam, 16 November 1981, lot 33], sold; to [Vermeer Associates, Ltd., Brampton, Ontario], long-term loan; to Fogg Art Museum, 1982, sold; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2003.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, The Kate, Maurice R. and Melvin R. Seiden Special Purchase Fund in honor of Lynn and Philip Straus
Accession Year
2003
Object Number
2003.154
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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