Lot Essay
(1+2) As Charles Dumas has kindly pointed out, these are copies after drawings by De Bisschop, C. Dumas, Haagse Stadsgezichten 1550-1800, The Hague, 1991, p. 186, note 31, and p. 217, note 10.
Travellers by the Ruins of the House Eikenduinen near The Hague
Details
Circle of Jan de Bisschop (1627-1686)
Travellers by the Ruins of the House Eikenduinen near The Hague
inscribed 'eyken duyne by den hage' (verso)
black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash, black chalk framing lines
101 x 169 mm.; and three drawings by the same hand, one inscribed 'int hage bos', another 'by tol huys' (versi) (4)
Travellers by the Ruins of the House Eikenduinen near The Hague
inscribed 'eyken duyne by den hage' (verso)
black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash, black chalk framing lines
101 x 169 mm.; and three drawings by the same hand, one inscribed 'int hage bos', another 'by tol huys' (versi) (4)
Provenance
(1) A 19th Century (?) collector's inscription 'de waare vriendschap dúúrd voort, zelfs tot op de puin hopen'.
(1-4) An unidentified collector's inscription 'E.B.' and 'No 22.', 'No 23', 'No 28.' and 'No 29' respectively (versi).
(1-4) An unidentified collector's inscription 'E.B.' and 'No 22.', 'No 23', 'No 28.' and 'No 29' respectively (versi).