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Identification and Creation

Object Number
3.2022.11
People
Attributed to Gabriel Metsu, Dutch (1629-1667)
Title
Seated Woman
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
17th century
Culture
Dutch
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/361343

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Black, white, and yellow (?) chalk on blue paper; perhaps black and white chalk and blue watercolor on oatmeal paper
Dimensions
34.7 × 24.3 cm (13 11/16 × 9 9/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: verso of mat, graptie, top left: 150 d/v [?] gave tow [illegible text] image [illegible text] / [illegible text] LXVI [illegible text]
  • inscription: verso of mat, upper center, graphite: Gabriel Metzu [sic] 1615-1658
  • inscription: verso of mat, left center, graphite: 211994

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[Alfred Brod Gallery]. Sold, [through unknown auction house, March 23, 1971, lot 94,]; to private collection. [Bonhams, London], sold; to Maida and George Abrams, Boston

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
The Maida and George Abrams Collection, Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Promised Gift
Accession Year
2022
Object Number
3.2022.11
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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