MATTHEUS TERWESTEN | AN ALLEGORY OF THE STORY OF ULYSSES

MATTHEUS TERWESTEN
The Hague 1670 - 1757
AN ALLEGORY OF THE STORY OF ULYSSES

Pen and brown ink and brown and reddish wash over black chalk;
inscribed, signed and dated in brown ink, upper centre: De Dooling van Ulisses in Vijftigh / Historien uitgebeelt / Door M: TerWesten. / inventor & fec: / Ao: 1694.
375 by 475 mm; 14¾ by 18¾ in

Condition Report:
Hinge mounted by its four corners to a sheet of blue paper which has subsequently been hinged to a modern cream mount. There is some minor toning to the sheet and a small tear to the upper right corner. Otherwise in good condition throughout with the combination of media fresh and the image strong. Sold unframed.

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Provenance:
Sale, Amsterdam, Jeronimo de Vries, 12-15 February 1850, part of lot 208;

sale, Monaco, Hôtel des Ventes de Monte-Carlo, 8 June 2013, lot 8