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Lot 251 · The I.Q. van Regteren Altena Collection Part II. Dutch and Flemish Drawings from 1500-1900

The ruins of the Colosseum, Rome

Willem Romeyn · black chalk, grey wash, watermark posthorn within shield, black ink framing lines

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Estimate
€3,000–€5,000 hammer ≈ $3,718–$6,196
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — The I.Q. van Regteren Altena Collection Part II. Dutch and Flemish Drawings from 1500-1900, Amsterdam · 10 December 2014
Dimensions
12 5/8 x 8 in. (32.2 x 20.2 cm.)
Record ID
TB-2026-4203732
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Willem Romeyn, The ruins of the Colosseum, Rome. Christie's, 10 Dec 2014, lot 251. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4203732.

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From the same sale The I.Q. van Regteren Altena Collection Part II. Dutch and Flemish Drawings from 1500-1900 · Dec 2014

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A young boy drawing in a studio, with subsidiary studies of a man lea… Jan Josef Horemans €1,000–€1,500
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Head of an apostle Jan Van Der Straet, Called Stradanus €10,000–€15,000
Three Orientals in conversation Hendrik Goudt €3,000–€4,000
Diana and Endymion Circle Of Frans Floris €4,000–€6,000

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