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Village Merry Company
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Village Merry Company

ca. 1637 - ca. 1650

Medium

red chalk, on vellum; later additions in opaque white (upper left and upper right border); framing lines in red chalk and dark brown ink

Dimensions

h 273mm × w 402mm

Collection

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Materials

parchment (animal material); chalk

Object Type

drawing

Subject Matter

private festivities, merry company - AA - in the open air, 'fête champêtre'; farmers

Production Place

? Amsterdam

Acquisition Method

purchase

Acquired

1926

Notes

rood krijt, op perkament; latere toevoegingen in witte dekverf (linksboven en rechter bovenrand); kaderlijnen in rood krijt en donkerbruine inkt

Collection Type

drawings

About Hendrik Potuyl

1600–1690Netherlands

Comment on works: Interiors; Peasant scenes

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