Willem Romeyn
ca. 1624-1694
Cattle, Sheep, a Donkey with a Shepherdess, and a Girl Spinning
11 3/4 x 15 1/4 inches (298 x 388 mm)
Point of brush, black and gray washes, over black chalk, accents throughout in black chalk, on paper; framing line in brown ink.
III, 215
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) in 1909.
Inscriptions/Markings
Signed at lower right, in point of brush and black wash, "WR(in ligature)OMEYN ("N" partially cut off)"; inscribed on the verso, at lower left, in graphite, "9".
Watermark: Horn with strap in a shield (similar to Heawood, no. 2686: England, 1683), Lined drawing shows crossed chain lines of two layers of paper in beta radiograph.
Watermark: Horn with strap in a shield (similar to Heawood, no. 2686: England, 1683), Lined drawing shows crossed chain lines of two layers of paper in beta radiograph.
Associated names
Murray, Charles Fairfax, 1849-1919, former owner.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
Bibliography
Collection J. Pierpont Morgan : Drawings by the Old Masters Formed by C. Fairfax Murray. London : Privately printed, 1905-1912, III, 215, repr.
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Century Drawings
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