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Drawing, A Fountain

This is a Drawing. It was created by Romeyn de Hooch. It is dated 1680–90 and we acquired it in 1931. Its medium is pen and ink, brush and bistre wash on laid paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Sarah Cooper Hewitt and Eleanor Garnier Hewitt. It is credited Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.

Its dimensions are

30.8 x 27.8 cm (12 1/8 x 10 15/16 in.)

It has the following markings

N.D. Goldsmid Lugt 1962 Peoli Lugt 2020

It is inscribed

Verso: Blotter of accounts. Written in pencil, "Romyn/de/Hooghe inv. et del," as if referring to a print.

Cite this object as

Drawing, A Fountain; Romeyn de Hooch (Dutch, 1645–1708); Netherlands; pen and ink, brush and bistre wash on laid paper; 30.8 x 27.8 cm (12 1/8 x 10 15/16 in.); Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt; 1931-64-145

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