Willem van de Velde
1633-1707
A Dutch Shore Scene in a Calm, with Two Men and a Boy at the Water's Edge
4 13/16 x 7 3/16 inches (122 x 183 mm)
Pen and black ink and wash, over graphite, on paper.
I, 148c
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) in 1909.
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Watermark: none.
Inscriptions/Markings
Signed with initials at lower left, in black ink, "W.V.V J". Inscribed on the verso, at upper left, in brown ink, "a/f"; at upper right, in graphite, "2 / 26". On the old mount, with Knapton code, in brown ink, at upper left, "June 5·1807 / Lot 1041"; at center, "F 15"; and at upper right, "3N / L24".
Associated names
Knapton, George, former owner.
Morrison, George, General, former owner.
Hawley, Joseph Henry, Sir, 1813-1875, former owner.
Murray, Charles Fairfax, 1849-1919, former owner.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
Morrison, George, General, former owner.
Hawley, Joseph Henry, Sir, 1813-1875, former owner.
Murray, Charles Fairfax, 1849-1919, former owner.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
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Century Drawings
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