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Identification and Creation

Object Number
7.2019.20
People
Jan van Huysum I, Dutch (active 1654 - 1659)
Title
Five Shells
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
17th century
Culture
Dutch
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/361362

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Opaque and transparent watercolor over graphite on off-white antique laid paper; double framing line in black ink
Dimensions
sight: 13.2 × 28.9 cm (5 3/16 × 11 3/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • watermark: upper right: S (?)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[Alfred Brod, London]. 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
2019
Object Number
7.2019.20
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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