- Somewhat browned and duststained. = Probably the houses Markt 2 ("De Kolve") and 4 ("de Fonteyne").
AND 2 other drawings by the same, both pencil: "Abdij Middelburg" and "t Lammetje Veere", both dated 1897 and monogrammed.
- Foxed.
= Titled in pencil on mount.
MOUNTED together with 7 other (sm.) drawings by the same, i.a. small watercolour portraits of people, encountered on a voyage in Germany ("Hannover in 't spoor").
Idem. "Kerkgang. Lofzang". Drawing, brush and brown ink, 23x37,5 cm., monogrammed "JS".
= Showing an old blind man accompanied by a girl to church.
AND 2 other drawings by the same: a watercolour showing a boy holding a violin and a leaf w. small watercolour and ink drawings showing young musicians ("Virtuozen").
= Mostly sketches of animals (for the greater part dogs), carts and wagons, a few with landscapes and people.
- Upper margin laid down on mount; verso w. traces of former mounting in left margin (sl. shining through).
= Bridsaard was a small village in Hennaarderadeel, Friesland, and now part of Wommels.
= Provenance: auction Mak van Waay, Amsterdam 1964. From the collecion of C.P. van Eeghen, verso with his collector's stamp in red (Lugt 6016).
- Title supplied in pencil on verso and (w. artist) in pen and ink on remnants of former paper passepartout.
- One large closed tear; partly sl. foxed.
= A view of the Weesperpoort (Amsterdam) forming the centre of the composition. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE CXXVII.
- Mediocre condition: folded three times and w. closed splits on folds (tape shining through on recto); yellowed; sl. creased and soiled in margins.
- Tipped onto contemp. thick paper mount.
= On paper showing a part of a large watermark of a knight. With attribution on mount.
- Heavy craquelure; sl. soiled.
= On 17th century laid paper with a vague unidentified (partial?) watermark.