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drawing
Object Type
drawing
Museum number
Oo,9.63
Description
Study of creeping foliage Black chalk and grey wash
Producer name
Drawn by:
Johan Verwer
Formerly attributed to:
Johannes Vermeer
Formerly attributed to:
Wynants, Jan Jansz.
School/style
Dutch
Production date
1647-1675
Materials
paper
Technique
drawn
Dimensions
Height:
195 millimetres
Width:
283 millimetres
Curator's comments
A very similar sheet (in the Van Regteren Altena collection) is signed on verso: "1659 7/... van Johan Verwer".
Bibliographic references
Hind 1915-31 / Catalogue of Dutch and Flemish Drawings preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum
(2)
(as Wynants)
Location
Not on display
Exhibition history
1984, BM, 'Master Drawings & Watercolours in the British Museum', no. 102
Subjects
tree/bush
Acquisition name
Bequeathed by:
Richard Payne Knight
Acquisition date
1824
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
Oo,9.63