A Dovecote | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 2005.80
People: Abraham Bloemaert, Dutch (Gorinchem, Netherlands 1566 - 1651 Utrecht, Netherlands)
Previously attributed to Adriaen Bloemaert (1609 - 1666)
Title: A Dovecote
Classification: Drawings
Work Type: drawing
Date: 16th-17th century
Culture: Dutch
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/50653

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Black chalk on cream antique laid paper, double framing line at bottom in black chalk

Dimensions

15 x 19 cm (5 7/8 x 7 1/2 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

inscription: lower left, brown ink: bloemart-
label: formerly back of frame, typed: ABRAHAM BLOEMAERT / Dordrecht 1564 - 1651 Utercht [sic] / PIGEONNIER / pierre noire 18,5 x 15
watermark: none

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Sold [Sotheby's, New York, January 14 1987, lot 164 (as attributed to Adriaen Bloemaert)], to; Benjamin (d. 2004) and Lilian (d. 2004) Hertzberg, New York, gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2005.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Benjamin and Lilian Hertzberg
Accession Year: 2005
Object Number: 2005.80
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Publication History

Jaap Bolten, The Drawings of Abraham Bloemaert: A Supplement, Master Drawings (New York, 2017), vol. 55, no. 1, pp. 3-120, cat. no. A64, p. 109, fig. 360

Subjects and Contexts

Dutch, Flemish, & Netherlandish Drawings

Verification Level

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2005.80: A Dovecote