Jan Brueghel the Elder (Brussels 1568-Antwerp 1625)
A river landscape c. 1600-10
Pen and brown ink with the remains of blue wash (?) | 12.3 x 18.5 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 906233
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A drawing of a river scene with a boat, in the centre, carrying four men and a cow. On the left bank is a windmill and various houses. Verso inscribed: fluweelen Breugel fec.
Provenance
Lot F311 in the Abraham van Broyel sale of October 1759, where attributed to Jan Brueghel (Fluwelen); bought by Pieter Yver (fl.29.10 with F312); listed in George III's 'Inventory A,' c.1800, p.119 ('Dutch Landscapes'), nos. 1-38: 'Chiefly consisting of neat views of Holland the Masters names mark'd are / Verstien, Schoot, and W. Troost.'
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Medium and techniques
Pen and brown ink with the remains of blue wash (?)
Measurements
12.3 x 18.5 cm (sheet of paper)
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