Dutch School
17th century
Watermill at the Edge of a Wood
12 x 12 7/8 inches (306 x 327 mm)
Pen and black ink and wash, over black chalk, on paper; framing lines in brown ink.
III, 219
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) in 1909.
Notes
Watermark: none visible through lining
The sheet is associated with a drawing in the British Museum, London, of a "Woodland Scene" that is signed with the monogram "AvC" and dated 1654 (inv. no. Oo. 10-225). On the basis of that monogram, the London drawing has been catalogued as by Adriaen van der Cabel (1631-1705). However, both the London and Morgan compositions are unlike anything else in van der Cabel's drawn oeuvre. Moreover, van der Cabel [or Kabel] usually signed "AVK (in ligature)". The correct author for both sheets is surely to be sought among other Dutch artists with the initials "AvC".
The sheet is associated with a drawing in the British Museum, London, of a "Woodland Scene" that is signed with the monogram "AvC" and dated 1654 (inv. no. Oo. 10-225). On the basis of that monogram, the London drawing has been catalogued as by Adriaen van der Cabel (1631-1705). However, both the London and Morgan compositions are unlike anything else in van der Cabel's drawn oeuvre. Moreover, van der Cabel [or Kabel] usually signed "AVK (in ligature)". The correct author for both sheets is surely to be sought among other Dutch artists with the initials "AvC".
Associated names
Ruisdael, Jacob van, 1628 or 1629-1682, Formerly attributed to.
Waterloo, Anthonie, 1610-1690, Formerly attributed to.
Murray, Charles Fairfax, 1849-1919, former owner.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
Waterloo, Anthonie, 1610-1690, Formerly attributed to.
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, III, 219, repr. (as Jacob van Ruisdael)
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