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An Inhabited Ruin on the Bank of a River
Jan van de Velde II, ca. 1630–40
- Artist
- Jan van de Velde II (Dutch, Rotterdam or Delft ca. 1593–1641 Enkhuizen)
- Date
- ca. 1630–40
- Medium
- Pen and two shades of brown ink, brush and brown wash, over black chalk; framing lines in pen and brown ink, possibly by the artist
- Size
- Sheet: 7 1/2 × 11 7/8 in. (19 × 30.2 cm)
- Type
- Drawings
- Museum
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Licence
- Public domain: free to use, no permission needed
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