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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1.2018.16
People
Nicolaes Berchem the Elder, Dutch (Haarlem, Netherlands 1620 - 1683 Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Title
A Pack Mule; verso: fragment of a Dog
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
17th century
Culture
Dutch
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/360620

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Black chalk on off-white antique laid paper; framing line in black ink
Dimensions
13.2 × 14.7 cm (5 3/16 × 5 13/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: recto, lower left, graphite: N. Berchem.
  • watermark: fragment of a house with a basilisk

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Gerard Leembruggen (no. 74). John Malcolm, by descent; to The Hon. A. E. Gathorne-Hardy by descent; to Geoffrey Gathorne-Hardy, by descent; to The Hon. Robert Gathorne-Hardy, sold [through Sotheby Mak van Waay, Amsterdam, lot 9] to Herbert Baer, London, sold; 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
1.2018.16
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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