Lot Essay
(1) As there are two villages in the province of Gelderland called Beek it is difficult to discern where this drawing was done.
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A Pond in a hilly wooded Landscape at Beek, near Nijmegen
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Jan van Ravenswaay (1789-1869)
A Pond in a hilly wooded Landscape at Beek, near Nijmegen
signed and dated 'JvRavenswaay fecit 1821' (recto); and inscribed 'te Beek in Gelderland' (verso)
black chalk, grey wash, brown ink framing lines, watermark Strasburg lily
254 x 370 mm.; and studies of figures in various groups (2)
A Pond in a hilly wooded Landscape at Beek, near Nijmegen
signed and dated 'JvRavenswaay fecit 1821' (recto); and inscribed 'te Beek in Gelderland' (verso)
black chalk, grey wash, brown ink framing lines, watermark Strasburg lily
254 x 370 mm.; and studies of figures in various groups (2)