Villagers Skating on a Frozen Pond

Esaias van de Velde1625

Details

Title: Villagers Skating on a Frozen Pond
Creator: Esaias van de Velde
Date Created: 1625
Physical Dimensions: overall: 18.9 x 14.3 cm (7 7/16 x 5 5/8 in.)
Provenance: Sir Anthony Westcombe [died 1752]; Bernard Granville; by descent to his heirs (their sale, London, Puttick & Simpson, 22 December 1857, probably part of lot 94); Charles Fairfax Murray [1849-1919]; (his sale, London, Christie's 30 January-2 February 1920, part of lot 164); purchased by Frank Sabin; Hendrikus Egbertus ten Cate [1868-1955] (Lugt 533b), Almelo; (Gallery L. de Wild, New York); J. Theodor Cremer (his sale, Amsterdam, Sotheby Mak van Waay, 17 November 1980, lot 63); purchased by Jacob A. Klaver (his sale, Amsterdam, Sotheby's, 10 May 1994, lot 63, not sold); purchased (via Sotheby's from Klaver heirs) by NGA, October 1994.
Medium: black chalk with brown wash on laid paper

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