Adriaen van de Velde
1636-1672
Mounted Herdswoman and a Herdsman Removing his Hose, with Cattle and Sheep at a Stream
7 1/8 x 9 7/8 inches (180 x 251 mm)
Pen and brown ink, gray wash, on paper; framing line in brown ink.
I, 150
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) in 1909.
Inscriptions/Markings
Signed and dated at lower right, in brown ink, "A. v. Velde f. / 1663". Inscribed on the verso, in brown ink; at upper left, "3"; at the lower left, "1076"; and next to this, in another hand, "C.J. Nieuwenhuys 1840".
Watermark: Countermark: Letters "LR" (similar to Heawood, no. 3073: England, late 17th century).
Watermark: Countermark: Letters "LR" (similar to Heawood, no. 3073: England, late 17th century).
Associated names
Goll van Franckenstein, J. (Johann), 1722-1785, former owner.
Goll van Franckenstein, Johan, 1756-1821, former owner.
Goll van Franckenstein, Pieter Hendrik, 1787-1832, former owner.
Claussin, Ignace-Joseph de, 1795-1844, former owner.
Nieuwenhuys, C. J., 1799-1883, former owner.
Holford, Robert Stayner, 1808-1892, former owner.
Salting, George, 1835-1909, former owner.
Murray, Charles Fairfax, 1849-1919, former owner.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
Goll van Franckenstein, Johan, 1756-1821, former owner.
Goll van Franckenstein, Pieter Hendrik, 1787-1832, former owner.
Claussin, Ignace-Joseph de, 1795-1844, former owner.
Nieuwenhuys, C. J., 1799-1883, former owner.
Holford, Robert Stayner, 1808-1892, former owner.
Salting, George, 1835-1909, former owner.
Murray, Charles Fairfax, 1849-1919, former owner.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
Bibliography
Collection J. Pierpont Morgan : Drawings by the Old Masters Formed by C. Fairfax Murray. London : Privately printed, 1905-1912, I, 150, repr.
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