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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1983.165
People
? Jan Vermeer van Haarlem the Elder, Dutch (1628 - 1691)
Title
Landscape with a Road and a Forest
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
17th century
Culture
Dutch
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/294852

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Black chalk, gray wash, and black ink on cream antique laid paper, framing line in brown ink
Dimensions
10 x 16.4 cm (3 15/16 x 6 7/16 in.)
mount: 20.2 x 25.2 cm (7 15/16 x 9 15/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: verso, lower left, graphite: Roghman signed
  • inscription: verso, lower right, graphite: 460
  • inscription: verso, lower center, graphite: v
  • inscription: verso, lower center, graphite: 1861
  • collector's mark: verso, lower left, blue ink stamp and brown ink: L. 2793c [with accompanying inscription] Inv. No 972 (Albert Welcker)
  • watermark: none

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Dr. Albert Welcker, Amsterdam (L. 2793c, with his mark). Maida and George Abrams, Boston, gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1983.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Maida and George S. Abrams
Accession Year
1983
Object Number
1983.165
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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