View of Delft after the Explosion of the Gunpowder Arsenal on October 12, 1654
Artwork Details
- Title: View of Delft after the Explosion of the Gunpowder Arsenal on October 12, 1654
- Artist: Herman Saftleven II (Dutch, Rotterdam 1609–1685 Utrecht)
- Date: 17th century
- Medium: Black chalk, pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash
- Dimensions: sheet: 9 13/16 x 29 1/2 in. (24.9 x 74.9 cm)
- Classification: Drawings
- Credit Line: Purchase, Bequest of Helen Hay Whitney, by exchange, and The Mnuchin Foundation, Mr. and Mrs. David M. Tobey and Werner H. Kramarsky Gifts, 1995
- Object Number: 1995.197
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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