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

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

View of the Castle of Muiden with Two Men Fishing in the Moat

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).
Associated names
Murray, Charles Fairfax, 1849-1919, 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.
Artist
Classification
Century Drawings
School
Department