Art, literature & history
An Inhabited Ruin on the Bank of a River
ca. 1630–40
- Dating
- Approximate date range
- 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
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 7 1/2 × 11 7/8 in. (19 × 30.2 cm)
- Collection no.
- 2014.590
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- CC0 1.0License details
Jan van de Velde II. An Inhabited Ruin on the Bank of a River. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. CC0 1.0. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
About this artwork
An Inhabited Ruin on the Bank of a River — Jan van de Velde II. 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. Dimensions: Sheet: 7 1/2 × 11 7/8 in. (19 × 30.2 cm).
Collection record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.
Credit line: Purchase, Fletcher Fund and Annette de la Renta and several members of The Chairman's Council Gifts, 2014.
This is a museum catalogue record, not a current-display assertion.
Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.
Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.