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Distant view of a Dutch town
Draughtsman: Eeckhout, Gerbrand van den (Attributed to)
History note: E. Desperet (Lugt 721), sale, Paris, Clément, 6 June 1865, lot 226 (as Eeckhout); A.W. Mensing, Sale, Amsterdam, 27 April 1937 (as Borssom), bt. Colnaghi's for Sir Bruce Ingram (Lugt 1405a) (£23 5s)
Height: 186 mm
Width: 298 mm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1963) by Ingram, Bruce Stirling, Sir
Might be by Jacob Esselens [1626-1687]
Grey wash
Brown ink
Watercolour wash
Black chalk
Support composed of paper
Drawing : Black chalk and grey wash, pen and brown ink and watercolour washes, on paper
Accession number: PD.286-1963
Primary reference Number: 4573
Lugt: 721
Lugt: 1405a
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Associated department:
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