H. Schepper
18th century
View of the Castle of Muiden with Two Men Fishing in the Moat
7 11/16 x 10 7/8 inches (195 x 275 mm)
Pen and black ink and wash, over black chalk, on paper; thick framing line in black ink.
III, 245
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) in 1909.
Notes
A second signed drawing by this otherwise unknown draughtsman, another "View of the Castle of Muiden", was on the Utrecht art market in 1936.
Inscriptions/Markings
Signed at lower right, in black ink, "H: Schepper Fec". Inscribed on the verso, at upper left, in graphite, "behort aent collegie".
Watermark: Fleur-de-lis in shield, surmounted by crown, over "4" and letters "WR", (Strasbourg lily).
Watermark: Fleur-de-lis in shield, surmounted by crown, over "4" and letters "WR", (Strasbourg lily).
Associated names
Murray, Charles Fairfax, 1849-1919, former owner.
Morgan, John Pierpont, 1837-1913, former owner.
Morgan, 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, 245, repr.
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Century Drawings
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