Great Tit (Parus major) | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1.2018.82
People: Herman Henstenburgh, Dutch (Hoorn 1667 - 1726 Hoorn)
Title: Great Tit (Parus major)
Classification: Drawings
Work Type: drawing
Date: 17th-18th century
Culture: Dutch
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/360582

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Transparent and opaque watercolor on cream antique laid paper, partial framing line in black ink and black chalk

Dimensions

16.2 × 14.9 cm (6 3/8 × 5 7/8 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

Signed: lower right, gray ink: HB. fe=
(not assigned): verso, upper right, graphite: 7 [encircled]
watermark: none

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: [Theo Laurentuis (?)]. [Sotheby's Amsterdam (?)]. Maida and George Abrams, Boston

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: The Maida and George Abrams Collection, Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Promised Gift
Accession Year: 2018
Object Number: 1.2018.82
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

32Q: 2300 Dutch & Flemish, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 09/11/2023 - 01/22/2024

Subjects and Contexts

Dutch, Flemish, & Netherlandish Drawings

Verification Level

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1.2018.82: Great Tit (Parus major)