Jan Josefsz. van Goyen (Leiden 1596-1656 The Hague)
Jan Josefsz. van Goyen (Leiden 1596-1656 The Hague)

Travellers before the inn 'De Halve Maan' (Crescent Moon)

Details
Jan Josefsz. van Goyen (Leiden 1596-1656 The Hague)
Travellers before the inn 'De Halve Maan' (Crescent Moon)
black chalk
3 3/8 x 5½ in. (8.5 x 14.1 cm.)
Provenance
J. Richardson Jun. (L. 2170).
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 2 December 1969, lot 7.
Literature
H.-U. Beck, Jan van Goyen: 1596-1656: ein Oeuvreverzeichnis, Amsterdam, 1972, I, no. 645.
Exhibited
London, Martin and Sewell, Master Drawings, 1970, no. 55.

Lot Essay

Dr. Beck dated this drawing 1632/33 and noted that the style is close to that of Anthonie Waterloo (1609-1690) (H.-U. Beck, op. cit., no. 645).

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