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Identification and Creation

Object Number
7.2019.16
People
Aarnout Ter Himpel, Dutch (Amsterdam, Netherlands 1634 - 1686 Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Title
View of Delft
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
17th century
Culture
Dutch
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/361342

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Watercolor, gouache, and brown and gray ink on cream antique laid paper, mounted down entirely on antique laid paper
Dimensions
22.5 × 18.6 cm (8 7/8 × 7 5/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: verso of mount, upper right, red crayon: W.A
  • inscription: verso of mount, lower center, graphite: 189
  • inscription: verso of mount, bottom, graphite: G15 Ter Himpel
  • inscription: verso of mount, lower right, graphite: Gezigt te delft / aan de Wal
  • clipping: verso of mount, printed fragment of old exhibition or sale catalogue: 57. --gestoffeerd gezigt aan de Wal te Delft; door / A. ter Himpel.

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[Gebr. Douwes, Amsterdam], sold; to Maida and George Abrams, Boston, circa 1977

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
The Maida and George Abrams Collection, Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Promised Gift
Accession Year
2019
Object Number
7.2019.16
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Vijf Eeuwen Schilderijen, Aquarellen en Tekeningen, auct. cat., Gebr. Douwes (Amsterdam, 1966), cat. no. 41

Exhibition History

  • Vijf Eeuwen Schilderijen, Aquarellen en Tekeningen, Gebr. Douwes, 12/07/1966 - 12/27/1966

Subjects and Contexts

  • Dutch, Flemish, & Netherlandish Drawings

Verification Level

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