Jan Wijk
ca. 1640-1702
Saddled Horse with a Docked Tail
6 3/8 x 8 7/16 inches (163 x 214 mm)
Red chalk on paper.
III, 228
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) in 1909.
Notes
Watermark: none visible through lining.
On the same mat with III, 228a.
On the same mat with III, 228a.
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed on the verso of the old mount, in graphite, at lower left center, in a 19th-century hand, " / John Wyck. a fine + scarce drawing"; at lower center,"f2 ["f" in superscript followed by "2" in subscript]"; and at lower right, "Jwyck".
Associated names
Murray, Charles Fairfax, 1849-1919, former owner.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, 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, 228, repr.
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Century Drawings
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