Hermann Saftleven (Rotterdam 1609-1685 Utrecht)
Boatmen on a river beside an arched gateway
signed with monogram 'HS'
black chalk, brown wash
3 7/8 x 3 1/8 in. (9.6 x 7.9 cm.)
Hermann Saftleven (Rotterdam 1609-1685 Utrecht)
Boatmen on a river beside an arched gateway
signed with monogram 'HS'
black chalk, brown wash
3 7/8 x 3 1/8 in. (9.6 x 7.9 cm.)
Acquired by the parents of the present owners probably circa 1950, and thence by descent.
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