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Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Girl Dancing before Peasants in a Tavern

Egbert van Heemskerck
1634 or 1635-1704

Girl Dancing before Peasants in a Tavern

10 15/16 x 14 5/8 inches (278 x 372 mm)
Red chalk on paper.
III, 211a

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

Inscriptions/Markings
Watermark: Three stacked circles, surmounted by a crown and cross, the top circle flanked by griffons (similar to Heawood, no. 734: England, late seventeenth century). Top circle with cross inside, bottom circle with letter "I" inside, Drawing is lined overall and pattern is seen in beta radiograph.
Associated names
Bega, Cornelis Pietersz., approximately 1631-1664.
Huart, Philippe, -1869, former owner.
Murray, Charles Fairfax, 1849-1919, former owner.
Morgan, John Pierpont, 1837-1913, former owner.
Classification
Century Drawings
School
Department