Venus, Adonis and Cupid

Venus, Adonis and Cupid

RP-T-1993-48

• signature and date: ‘Berghem f. 1648’
• inscription: ‘N. Van Haarlem del Berghem //Harlem 1624-1683’

draftsman (artist): Nicolaes Pietersz Berchem (mentioned on object), Haarlem (possibly)

1648

red chalk; framing line in dark brown ink

height 285 mm x width 220 mm

Gift of H. van Leeuwen, Amerongen

gift 1993

Public domain

…; the dealer B. Houthakker, Amsterdam;{According to Amsterdam 1929, no. 170 and the catalogue for the sale Hans van Leeuwen, Amsterdam (Christie’s), 24 November 1992, no. 12 (‘with B. Houthakker, Amsterdam, 1962’).} collection Hans van Leeuwen (1911-2010), Utrecht and Amerongen (L. Suppl. 2799a); his sale, Amsterdam (Christie’s), 24 November 1992, no. 12, bought in; donated by Hans van Leeuwen (1911-2010), Utrecht and Amerongen, to the museum (L. 2228), 1993

Please note that this provenance was formulated with a special focus on provenance research for the years 1933-45 and could therefore be incomplete. There may be more (mostly earlier) provenance information known in the museum. In case this item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45, the Rijksmuseum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.

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