Cottages by a River; verso: Cottage by a Tree

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 7.2019.32
People: Salomon van Ruysdael, Dutch (Naarden, Netherlands 1600/3 - 1670 Haarlem, Netherlands)
Title: Cottages by a River; verso: Cottage by a Tree
Classification: Drawings
Work Type: drawing
Date: 17th century
Culture: Dutch
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/361358

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Black chalk, gray ink, and gray wash with brown ink on off-white antique laid paper

Dimensions

9.7 × 19.5 cm (3 13/16 × 7 11/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

inscription: Verso, lower left, graphite: N607, / v.d.
label: Back of frame, white rectangle: [black ink:] 6544
label: Front of old mat: [typed:] Salomon van Ruysdael
inscription: Recto, upper right, brown ink: 71 [or 91]? [cut off]

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: J. A. van Dongen (?). 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: 2019
Object Number: 7.2019.32
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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