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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1999.154
People
Adriaen Honich, Dutch (Dordrecht, Netherlands 1644 - after 1683 Rome?, Italy)
Title
Italian Landscape; verso, Ruins of a Basilica
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
c. 1667-1683
Culture
Dutch
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/212645

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Brown ink, gray and brown wash, touches of graphite, and white opaque watercolor on cream antique laid paper; verso: brown ink, brown wash, and graphite
Dimensions
26.5 x 38.8 cm (10 7/16 x 15 1/4 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: verso, lower center, brown ink: Claude Gellée
  • collector's mark: verso, lower left, black ink, stamp: L. 2243 (Robert Stayner Holford)
  • watermark: none

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Robert Staynerd Holford, London and Westonbirt (L. 2243, with his mark), possibly in his sale [Christie, Manson Woods, 11 July 1893, one of lot 667 (as Salavator Rosa)]. [C. G. Boerner GMBH, Dusseldorf, 1982], sold; to Maida and George Abrams, Boston; The Maida and George Abrams Collection, 1999.154.

NOTE: Provenance information from George Abrams by recall

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
The Maida and George Abrams Collection, Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Accession Year
1999
Object Number
1999.154
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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