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View of Delft after the Explosion of the Gunpowder Arsenal on October 12, 1654

17th century
Not on view

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Object Information
  • Title: View of Delft after the Explosion of the Gunpowder Arsenal on October 12, 1654
  • Artist: Herman Saftleven II (Dutch, Rotterdam 1609–1685 Utrecht)
  • Date: 17th century
  • Medium: Black chalk, pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash
  • Dimensions: sheet: 9 13/16 x 29 1/2 in. (24.9 x 74.9 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Bequest of Helen Hay Whitney, by exchange, and The Mnuchin Foundation, Mr. and Mrs. David M. Tobey and Werner H. Kramarsky Gifts, 1995
  • Object Number: 1995.197
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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