Woodland Road

General Info

Object Type:

Drawing

Genre:

Landscape

Dimensions:

23 x 19.4 cm

Medium:

Chalk
Ink
Ink Wash

Medium Remarks:

Pen and brown ink, with brown and blue wash, over black chalk

Support:

Paper

Signature:

"BRVEGHEL fecit in praga 1604"

Year:

1604

Location/Last Sold:

London, England, British Museum, RN 1853,0813.44

Attribution

Bailey/Walker cat. #LOND.BM.19

Our Attribution:

Jan Brueghel the Elder

External Links

British Museum object page

Provenance

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Jul 8 1853		Sale, Sotheby's, Lot #292 (a portfolio of drawings)
1853		Bought by G.W. Reid (P&D Keeper for £4-12-0)

Additional Information

Bibliography

Hind 1915, nr. 3

Winner 1961, p. 211, nr. 49

London 1986, nr. 9

Hind 1915, nr. 3

Winner 1961, p. 211, nr. 49

London 1986, nr. 9

Exhibition History

London 1986, nr. 9

Discussion

1 Comment

Paige Walker

Fri, 2013-08-02 17:00

British Museum website: "This drawing was made from life when Brueghel was apparently travelling in the area around Prague in 1604. There are no documents confirming this trip."

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	Purchased from Anonymous (Sotheby's, July 8, 1853/ part of lot 292 [a portfolio of drawings] bt G.W. Reid [P&D Keeper] £4-12-0), 1853

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