1955.138: Rustic Scene on a Canal

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1955.138

People

Herman Saftleven, Dutch (Rotterdam, Netherlands 1609 - 1685 Utrecht, Netherlands)

Title

Rustic Scene on a Canal

Classification

Drawings

Work Type

drawing

Date

17th century

Culture

Dutch

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/297216

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Black chalk and brown wash on cream antique laid paper, framing line in black and brown ink

Dimensions

actual: 9.8 x 8 cm (3 7/8 x 3 1/8 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• Signed: lower left, brown ink: HS
• collector's mark: verso, lower center, brown ink, stamp: L. 1052a (Franz von Hagens)
• inscription: verso, lower left, red ink: No 3028. [L. 2987] (Johann Goll van Franckenstein)
• inscription: verso, center, graphite: 4
• inscription: verso, upper left, brown ink: 20/25 (Valerius Röver)
• watermark: none

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

Valerius Röver, Delft, (L. 2984a, 2984b, 2984c, with his mark). Johann Goll van Franckenstein, (L. 2987, with his mark, inv. no. 3028). Franz von Hagens, Dresden (L. 1052a, with his mark). Harry G. Sperling, New York, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1955.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Harry G. Sperling

Accession Year

1955

Object Number

1955.138

Division

European and American Art

Contact

am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Publication History

• W. Schulz, Herman Saftleven, 1609-1685: Leben und Werke: mit einem kritischen Katalog..., De Gruyter (Berlin, Germany and New York, NY, 1982), p. 377, no. 981

Subjects and Contexts

• Dutch, Flemish, & Netherlandish Drawings

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