Tapir in the Water, Willem Hendrik Wilhelmus van Royen, 1706

Identification

Title(s)

Tapir in the Water

Object type

drawing

Object number

RP-T-1940-602

Inscriptions / marks

date: ‘1706’

Description

Tapir of waterzwijn, getekend naar een dergelijk levend dier, dat in het 1706 in Amsterdam te zien is geweest en dusdanig getekend door W. van Royen, voor zijne Majesteit den Keizer.

Creation

Artist

draughtsman: Willem Hendrik Wilhelmus van Royen

Dating

1706

Material and Technique

Material

Technique

pen

Measurements

height 157 mm × width 147 mm

Subject

What

trunked animals: tapir

Acquisition and rights

Credit line

Gift of J.C.J. Bierens de Haan, Amsterdam

Acquisition

gift 1940

Copyright

Public domain

Provenance

…; donated by Johannes Catharinus Justus Bierens de Haan (1867-1951), with RP-T-1940-602A, to the museum, 1940

Bibliography and list of abbreviations for the provenance (pdf)

Notes

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.

Persistent URL

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