Studies of Rats and a Shrew | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1985.183
People: Unidentified Artist
Previously attributed to Aert Schouman, Dutch (Dordrecht, Netherlands 1710 - 1792 The Hague, Netherlands)
Title: Studies of Rats and a Shrew
Classification: Drawings
Work Type: drawing
Date: 18th century
Culture: Dutch
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/294997

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Transparent and opaque watercolor over graphite on cream antique laid paper

Dimensions

30.4 x 48.2 cm (11 15/16 x 19 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

watermark: VILLEDARY [Dutch, late 17th and 18th century]

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: [Gerard Meÿer, Amsterdam], sold; to Maida and George Abrams, Boston, 1980, gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1985.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Maida and George S. Abrams in memory of Susan Morgenstein, class of 1984
Accession Year: 1985
Object Number: 1985.183
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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