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Seated Dog

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Dutch School
17th century

Seated Dog

2 5/8 x 2 inches (67 x 51 mm)
Red and black chalk, gray wash, on paper; framing line in brown ink.
2006.27:1-96, fol. 15(1)

Purchased by Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) in 1909.

Notes
Watermark: none.
Recueil de Dessins folio 15(1).
One of ninety-six drawings that the French architect and collector Hippolyte Destailleur apparently pasted into an empty quarto album. See also Recueil de Dessins (2006.27:1-96).
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed on the verso, at center, in Destailleur's hand, in graphite, "Saftleven".
Associated names
Sophie, of France, Madame, daughter of Louis XV, 1734-1782, former owner.
Destailleur, Hippolyte Alexandre Gabriel Walter, 1822-1893, former owner.
Murray, Charles Fairfax, 1849-1919, former owner.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
Artist
Classification
Century Drawings
School
Department