Harvard Art Museums > 1956.198: Four Ships Drawings Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Four Ships (Willem van de Velde II) , 1956.198,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 24, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/296978. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1956.198 People Willem van de Velde II, Dutch (Leiden 1633 - 1707 Greenwich) Title Four Ships Classification Drawings Work Type drawing Date 17th-18th century Culture Dutch Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/296978 Physical Descriptions Medium Brown ink, black chalk, graphite, and white opaque watercolor on blue antique laid paper, framing line in brown ink Dimensions 13.9 x 19.3 cm (5 1/2 x 7 5/8 in.) mount: 27.4 x 29.8 cm (10 13/16 x 11 3/4 in.) Inscriptions and Marks Signed: Verso, upper left, black chalk: W. V. V J inscription: verso, lower left, brown ink: van de Velde fe inscription: verso, lower center, graphite: A 20923 inscription: verso, lower right, graphite: 79608 inscription: verso, lower right, graphite: 62 collector's mark: lower left, purple ink, stamp: L. 2383 (Walter Schrott) collector's mark: verso, upper left, purple ink, stamp: illegible inscription: verso, lower right, graphite: 3 inscription: mount, lower right, graphite: x watermark: none Provenance Recorded Ownership History Possibly Rocco Leoni, Paris. Walter Schrott, Mendel, Tyrol (L. 2383, lower left). Unidentified collector, Austria, 1934(?), sold; to Christopher Harris; sold, [P. & D. Colnaghi & Co. Ltd., London, 1955, inv. no. A20923], sold; to Fritz B. Talbot, c. 1955, gift; to Harvard Art Museum, 1956. NOTE: Information on the transaction at Colnaghi was taken from their stock books, provided by Steven Ongpin. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Dr. Fritz B. Talbot Accession Year 1956 Object Number 1956.198 Division European and American Art Contact am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Exhibition History A Loan Exhibition of Master Drawings, Prints, and Water Colors, Emma Willard Arts Center, Emma Willard School, Troy, 10/26/1960 - 10/30/1960 Subjects and Contexts Dutch, Flemish, & Netherlandish Drawings Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of European and American Art at am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
