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Identification and Creation

Object Number
3.2022.21
People
Pieter Withoos, Dutch (Amersfoort 1654/55 - 1692 Amsterdam)
Title
Still Life with Plums, White Plums, Peaches and Medlars
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
17th century
Culture
Dutch
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/361378

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Watercolor and gouache on dark cream antique laid paper
Dimensions
40.1 × 26.3 cm (15 13/16 × 10 3/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: lower right, black ink: p:w:fe:

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[Eyre & Hobhouse, London]. Sold [through Christie's, London, July 3, 2012, lot 61]; to 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
3.2022.21
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
Permissions

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Publication History

  • The Discovery of Nature: Botanical Drawings from Europe and Asia, 1650-1850, auct. cat., Eyre & Hobhouse (London, 1983), no. 10
  • Old Master & Early British Drawings & Watercolours, auct. cat., Christie's, London (London, July 3, 2012), lot 61, repr.

Exhibition History

  • The Discovery of Nature: Botanical Drawings from Europe and Asia, 1650-1850, Eyre & Hobhouse, 05/25/1983 - 06/17/1983

Subjects and Contexts

  • Dutch, Flemish, & Netherlandish Drawings

Verification Level

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