Jan van Huysum
Study of a Vase of Flowers

Study of a Vase of Flowers

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Study of a Vase of Flowers
ArtistDutch, 1682–1749
CultureDutch
Titles
  • Study of a Vase of Flowers
Dateearly to mid 1700s
MediumBlack chalk and brush and ink with gray wash on laid paper
DimensionsSheet: 15 3/8 × 12 in. (39.1 × 30.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Museum Collectors and Michael W. Dale
Object number2019.17
Non exposé

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Department
Prints and Drawings
Object Type
Provenance[Amsterdam, Sotheby's, Old Master Drawings sale, November 15, 1994, Lot 54]; private collector, 1994-2019; [New York, Sotheby’s, Old Master Drawings, January 30, 2019, Lot 140]; sold to MFAH, 2019
Exhibition History"A Selection of Dutch 18th Century Drawings and Watercolors from the Gordon Collection," St. Botolph Club, Boston, 2003.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto: Watermark, top center: [Arms of Amsterdam and lettering I I (?)] (Reference: Churchill 43 and 50)

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