View of a Farmhouse near Mechelen, Josua de Grave, 1674

Title(s)

View of a Farmhouse near Mechelen

Object type

• drawing

Object number

RP-T-1908-22

Description

Landschap te Berghen bij Mechelen, of het plaatsje Battel, ten westen van Mechelen.

Artist

• draughtsman: Josua de Grave (mentioned on object)

Place

Mechelen (possibly)

Dating

16-Oct-1674

Physical features

pen and brown ink, with grey wash, over traces of graphite; framing line in black ink

Material

• paper
• ink

Technique

pen / brush

Measurements

height 155 mm × width 200 mm

What

• farm (building)

Where

• Berghen

Acquisition

purchase 1908

Copyright

Public domain

Provenance

• Verbeeld land : de provincie Antwerpen in tekeningen : 1600-1900, Bob Daems, p. 51, afb. in kleur, cat.nr. 26
• Drie tekenaars van topografische prenten in Brabant en elders: Valentijn Klotz, Josua de Grave en Constantijn Huygens Jr., R.J.G.M. van Hasselt, cat.nr. 502