Men on a Balcony (recto); Old Man Pointing to a Book Held by a Boy (verso)

Leonaert Bramer Dutch

mid 17th Century

Not on view

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Title: Men on a Balcony (recto); Old Man Pointing to a Book Held by a Boy (verso)
Artist: Leonaert Bramer (Dutch, Delft 1596–1674 Delft)
Date: mid 17th Century
Medium: Pen and brown ink, brush and gray and black ink, with gray wash, over traces of black chalk; double framing lines in brown ink on lower, left and upper edges; verso: brush and black ink
Dimensions: Sheet: 7 5/8 × 11 1/4 in. (19.3 × 28.6 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: Gift of Kenneth Grebinar, 2024
Object Number: 2024.629.7
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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