Ships on the River Waal

Paul Jean Clays (Belgian, 1819–1900)

1871

Medium/TechniqueOil on panel

Dimensions59 x 91.1 cm (23 1/4 x 35 7/8 in.)

Credit LineGift of Mrs. Walter Scott Fitz

Accession number10.547

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ClassificationsPaintings

Collections

Europe

InscriptionsLower right: P.J. Clays.1871ProvenanceBy 1879, Thomas Wigglesworth (b. 1814 - d. 1906 or 1907), Boston [see note 1]; by descent to his niece, Henrietta Goddard Wigglesworth (Mrs. Walter Scott Fitz) (b. 1847 - d. 1927), Boston; 1910, gift of Mrs. Walter Scott Fitz to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 8, 1910)

NOTES:
[1] A label on the reverse of the painting indicates that he lent it to the Boston Art Club in April, 1879.