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Identification and Creation

Object Number
3.2022.2
People
Johannes Bronckhorst, Dutch (Leiden, Netherlands 1648 - 1727 Hoorn, Netherlands)
Title
A Field Mouse
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
17th-18th century
Culture
Dutch
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/361354

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Watercolor and black ink over graphite on cream antique laid paper
Dimensions
14.1 × 17.3 cm (5 9/16 × 6 13/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: mount, lower left, brown ink: Bont. Veltmuysje
  • inscription: mount, lower center, black ink: 90: IB:
  • inscription: mount, lower right, blue ink: 1648
  • inscription: mount, lower right, brown ink: J: Bron[cut of] / 1630 [crossed out] f
  • inscription: mount, right, near drawing, graphite: 7
  • inscription: mount, underneath drawing, brown ink: Bont / Veltmuysie / van Bronkhorst
  • inscription: mount, underneath drawing, graphite: J. v Vollenhoven heeft van / te placht [?] op hem gemackt [?]
  • inscription: verso of mount, center, graphite: 511
  • inscription: verso of mount, blue ink, lower right: Bronkhorst

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Possibly sold through [Alfred Brod, London]; to Maida and George Abrams, Boston, circa 1970

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
3.2022.2
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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