Lot 191: ANTON HENSTENBURGH | Studies of two Butterflies (Urania leilus) and another smaller Butterfly

Pen and black and grey ink, with watercolour and gouache, over black chalk;
signed with monogram, lower centre, in brown ink: A HB fe =;
bears numbering, in brown ink, lower right: (45, and on verso: C CIII

188 by 256 mm

Pen and black and grey ink, with watercolour and gouache, over black chalk;<br />signed with monogram, lower centre, in brown ink: <em>A HB fe</em> =;<br />bears numbering, in brown ink, lower right: <em>(45, </em>and on <em>verso</em>: <em>C CIII</em>

Minor water stain, towards top left corner. Light foxing and a little surface dirt throughout, but overall condition good and strong. Sold in a modern dark wood Dutch-style frame.
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Leeuwarden, Museum Princessehof, Tentoonstelling Oude Tekeningen uit Drie Eeuwen, Collectie Hans van Leeuwen, 1966, no. 72 (as Herman Henstenburgh);
Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum, De verzameling van Hans van Leeuwen, 1975–76, no. 55 (as Herman Henstenburgh);
Hoorn, Westfries Museum, Herman Henstenburgh, Hoorns schilder en pasteibakker, 1991, no. 22 

Private collection, Amsterdam;
whence acquired in 1959 by Hans Van Leeuwen, Amsterdam/Utrecht/Amerongen (inv./cat. no. A1296),
his sale, Amsterdam, Christie’s, 24 November 1992, lot 101;
Maida and George Abrams Collection, Boston, 1992-2014