Maria Margaretha van Os (1780-1862)

A Butterfly

Details

Maria Margaretha van Os (1780-1862)
A Butterfly
signed 'M.M. van Os. fecit.'
pencil, watercolour and bodycolour, pencil framing lines, watermark J. Whatman 1813
221 x 302 mm.

Provenance

with Deirkauf, Utrecht, 1962

Lot Essay

The artist was the daughter and pupil of Jan van Os (1744-1808), who was also the master of Petronella van Woensel (see lot 267 in this sale). The watermark dated 1813 provides a terminus ante quem for this drawing

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