Studies of Five Figures | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1961.99
People: Willem van de Velde the Elder, Dutch (1611 - 1693)
Title: Studies of Five Figures
Classification: Drawings
Work Type: drawing
Date: 17th century
Culture: Dutch
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/296829

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Brown ink and gray wash over graphite and black chalk on cream antique laid paper

Dimensions

17.8 x 14.8 cm (7 x 5 13/16 in.)
mount: 20.3 x 16.5 cm (8 x 6 1/2 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

inscription: mount, lower center, brown ink: Jan Steen
inscription: mount, lower left, graphite: A 20968
inscription: mount, verso, lower center, graphite: W. Van de Velde the Elder.
watermark: none

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Possibly Sir Edmund S. Prideaux. [Christie's, London, 1 July 1955, part of lot 58], sold; to [P. & D. Colnaghi & Co., London], sold; to David E. Rust, Washington, DC, 1960, gift to Fogg Art Museum, 1961.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of David E. Rust
Accession Year: 1961
Object Number: 1961.99
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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