Drawing of a tulip with a short green stem, large red and white petals, and a single green leaf.
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A drawing with watercolor depicts a single tulip with a green stem and white and red petals. The stem is short and straight with a single leaf protruding from the bottom. The leaf faces upwards with curved edges, a pointed tip, and two visible veins. There are six large, white petals with red streaks across the sides and top of each. Each petal has a pointed tip and one of the petal faces outwards rather than upwards. An abbreviation of the name of the piece “Admir; Victor” is present at the bottom right of the piece in gold lettering.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
7.2019.24
People
Jacob Marrel, Dutch (Frankenthal 1613/14 - 1681 Frankfurt am Main)
Title
A Red and White Striped Tulip (Admiral Victor)
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
17th century
Culture
Dutch
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/361364

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Transparent and opaque watercolor on parchment
Dimensions
22.8 × 16.4 cm (9 × 6 7/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: upper right, brown ink: 49
  • inscription: lower right, brown ink: Admir; Victor, / 200-0-0,

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Sold [through Sotheby Mak van Waay, Amsterdam, May 3, 1976, under lot 120, together with another drawing]. [Anne Wertheimer, Paris], 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
2019
Object Number
7.2019.24
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

Subjects and Contexts

  • Dutch, Flemish, & Netherlandish Drawings

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