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Clump of Trees and Cottage at the Water's Edge

Jan van Goyen
1596-1656

Clump of Trees and Cottage at the Water's Edge

4 11/16 x 9 1/2 inches (119 x 242 mm)
Black chalk on paper; thick framing line in brown ink.
III, 175a

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

Notes
Watermark: none.
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed at upper left, apparently by the artist, in black chalk, "op de lage meer" (?); at upper right, in brown ink, "8" (?) [partially obscured by framing line]. On the verso, at the upper left, in graphite, "843"; below left, "i/ / Van Goene"; and in lower right corner, in brown ink, ".P".
Associated names
Murray, Charles Fairfax, 1849-1919, former owner.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
Classification
Century Drawings
School
Department