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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1.2018.183
People
Gerardus van Veen, Dutch (Haarlem, The Netherlands c. 1620 - c. 1683 Beverwijk, The Netherlands)
Title
A Sparrow
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
1678
Culture
Dutch
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/360591

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Transparent and opaque watercolor over graphite on cream antique laid paper, framing line in brown ink
Dimensions
17.4 × 22.3 cm (6 7/8 × 8 3/4 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: lower left, brown ink: Een Spreeuw: Gerardus Van Veen: fe: 1678:
  • watermark: none
  • collector's mark: verso, lower center, purple ink stamp: L. 2977a (Hans van Leeuwen)
  • inscription: mount, below window left and right, graphite: Gerardus van Veen (2e helft 17e eeuw) Inv. nr. A 1163
  • label: inside mount, lower right, black typeface: GERARDUS VAN VEEN / 2e helft 17e eeuw / Spreeuw / Pen en gouache: 174 x 233 mm. Get. l.o.: met pen / in bruin: Gerardus Van Veen: fed 1678.; met / opschrift: Een Spreeuw
  • inscription: mount, on label, blue ink: Laren 1963 nr. 112

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Dr. J. Schouten, Delft. With C. Deirkauf, Utrecht. Hans van Leeuwen (L. 2799a, verso, lower center), sold [through Christie's, Amsterdam, November 24, 1992, lot 201]; to 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
1.2018.183
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Subjects and Contexts

  • Dutch, Flemish, & Netherlandish Drawings

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