id:			329339
accession number:	2019.10
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2019.10
updated:		2025-06-24 11:21:03.477000

The Bird Seller, c. 1700–1710. Willem van Mieris (Dutch, 1662–1747). Black and white chalk on blue paper, laid down on brown paper; sheet: 36.4 x 28.9 cm (14 5/16 x 11 3/8 in.); matted: 41 x 31.8 x 0.3 cm (16 1/8 x 12 1/2 x 1/8 in.); image: 26 x 22.3 cm (10 1/4 x 8 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 2019.10

title:				The Bird Seller
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creation date:			c. 1700–1710
creation date earliest:		1695
creation date latest:		1715
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creditline:			John L. Severance Fund
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culture:	Netherlands
technique:	black and white chalk on blue paper, laid down on brown paper
department:	Drawings
collection:	DR - Dutch
type:		Drawing
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CREATORS

* Willem van Mieris (Dutch, 1662–1747)  - artist
Dutch painter and printmaker, 1662-1747
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measurements: Sheet: 36.4 x 28.9 cm (14 5/16 x 11 3/8 in.); Matted: 41 x 31.8 x 0.3 cm (16 1/8 x 12 1/2 x 1/8 in.); Image: 26 x 22.3 cm (10 1/4 x 8 3/4 in.)
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PROVENANCE

	Christie's, London, England
	date: July 8, 2003
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	Private Collection, Amsterdam, Netherlands
	date: 2003-2019
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	the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: March 4, 2019
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IMAGES

web:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2019.10/2019.10_web.jpg
print:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2019.10/2019.10_print.jpg
full:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2019.10/2019.10_full.tif