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Jacob de Wit Amsterdam probably sold [through De Leth and Schorrenbergh Amsterdam 10 March 1755 and following days Omslag BB “Waarin een Tekening der proportiën…”]. [Mathias Komor (Lugt 1882) New York NY]. [R. M. Light & Co. Boston] sold; to Fogg Art Museum 1960 [1]
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[1] Purchased through the generosity of the Robert Lehman Foundation
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum Gift of Robert Lehman Foundation
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