Lot Essay
As mentioned by Van Gelder (op.cit., p. 525), Professor van Regteren Altena first attributed this drawing to Jansz.
Details
Attributed to Govert Jansz., called Mijnheer (1578-after 1619)
A rocky Landscape with Travellers near a Crossing over a Waterfall
black chalk, brown wash, black lead framing lines, watermark crowned shield above anchor with letter B
179 x 292 mm.
A rocky Landscape with Travellers near a Crossing over a Waterfall
black chalk, brown wash, black lead framing lines, watermark crowned shield above anchor with letter B
179 x 292 mm.
Provenance
An unidentified collector's inscription and number 'N 111' (verso)
E. Perman
with G. Meyer, Abbenbroek, 1976
E. Perman
with G. Meyer, Abbenbroek, 1976
Literature
J.G. van Gelder, Enkele Tekeningen van Govert Jansz., alias Mijnheer, Miscellanea Jozef Duverger, Gent, 1968, II, pp. 519-29, pl. 4
M. Schapelhouman, Catalogue of the Dutch and Flemish Drawings in the Rijksprentenkabinet, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, III, Netherlandish Drawings circa 1600, The Hague, 1987, under no. 37, note 4
M. Schapelhouman, Catalogue of the Dutch and Flemish Drawings in the Rijksprentenkabinet, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, III, Netherlandish Drawings circa 1600, The Hague, 1987, under no. 37, note 4