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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1898.291
People
Ary van Wanum (1733 - 1780)
Previously attributed to Unidentified Artist
Title
Ships
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
18th century
Culture
Dutch
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/299718

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Gray ink and gray wash over graphite on cream antique laid paper, with a framing line in brown ink
Dimensions
16.1 x 27.8 cm (6 5/16 x 10 15/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: verso, lower left, graphite: A: van Wanum Inventer et Fecit
  • watermark: Pro patria
  • inscription: verso, lower left, purple ink stamp and brown ink: L. 2130 [with accompanying inscription] 404. (John Witt Randall Collection at Harvard College)
  • inscription: former mount, graphite: from the Lindner Cabinet at Leipsic. Cat. 911S. / Ary van Wamum according to Immerzeel / K. van Wannum Nagler calls him B. Dortrecht. Died 1780. / a Draughtsman of note. / Lindner 918 "sehr schöne Zeichnung in Nooms + v. d. Velde Spraktur [?]. f.
  • inscription: former mount, lower left, graphite: 404
  • inscription: mat, lower right, graphite: 350.

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Lindner, Leipzig; John Witt Randall, Boston, MA; bequest to his sister Belinda L. Randall, 1892; gift to Harvard University, 1892.
Belinda Lull Randall, Boston, MA, inherited from brother John Witt Randall, 1892, gift to Fogg Art Museum, 1892.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Belinda L. Randall from the collection of John Witt Randall
Accession Year
1898
Object Number
1898.291
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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