Harvard Art Museums > 2003.152: Merchants' Caravan Drawings Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Merchants' Caravan (Pieter van der Borcht) , 2003.152,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 25, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/312273. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2003.152 People Pieter van der Borcht, Netherlandish (Mechelen 1545 - 1608 Antwerp) Title Merchants' Caravan Classification Drawings Work Type drawing Date 1570 Culture Netherlandish Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/312273 Physical Descriptions Medium Black ink on off-white antique laid paper, incised, black ink framing line, blackened on the verso for transfer to copper plate Dimensions actual: 4.7 x 9.3 cm (1 7/8 x 3 11/16 in.) Inscriptions and Marks Signed: on cart, black ink: 1570 inscription: on cart, black ink: A [surmounted by a cross] inscription: on cart, black ink: [shape of a trident] inscription: on cart, brown ink: ^ [indeterminate symbol] 1 inscription: verso, lower right, graphite: v. d. / Borcht inscription: verso, graphite: [illegible] inscription: verso, lower right, graphite: ...orcht Provenance Recorded Ownership History Jacob Theodor Cremer, New York; [Sotheby's Mak van Waay, Amsterdam, 17 November 1980, lot 31]. [C. G. Boerner, Dusseldorf]. [Vermeer Associates Limited, Brampton, Ontario], long-term loan; to Fogg Art Museum, 1981, sold; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2003. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, The Kate, Maurice R. and Melvin R. Seiden Special Purchase Fund in honor of Ronay and Richard Menschel Accession Year 2003 Object Number 2003.152 Division European and American Art Contact am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Subjects and Contexts Dutch, Flemish, & Netherlandish Drawings Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of European and American Art at am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
