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Recto: Study of a Figure Holding a Hat

Drawing
c.1617-1619 (drawn)
Artist/Maker
Rubens, Peter Paul (artist)
Place of origin
Belgium (drawn)

Recto: study of portions of drapery of a man's dress, for a kneeling shepherd; Verso: a rough study of hands holding a large jar


Object details

Category
Drawings
Object type
Drawing
Titles
  • Recto: Study of a Figure Holding a Hat (published title)
  • Verso: Study of Hands Holding a Large Jar (published title)
Materials and techniques
Recto and verso: black chalk, heightened with white
Paper
Black Chalk
Drawing (Image-Making)
Heightening
Brief description
Drawing Recto:'Study of a Figure Holding a Hat', Verso: 'Study of Hands Holding a Large Jar', by Peter Paul Rubens, black chalk, c.1617-1619
Physical description
Recto: study of portions of drapery of a man's dress, for a kneeling shepherd; Verso: a rough study of hands holding a large jar
Dimensions
  • Height: 400mm
  • Width: 425mm
Style
Flemish School
Production typeUnique
Marks and inscriptions
Inscribed at lower centre, in graphite, Rubens; and at lower right, in brown ink (with the museum’s Dyce inv. no.), 521.
Credit line
Bequeathed by Rev. Alexander Dyce
Object history
Collection-Prosper Henri Lanckrinck.
Rev. Alexander Dyce (1798–1869), London, by whom bequeathed to the museum (L. 153b), 1869.
Production
Both recto and verso are studies for the predella painting of the Adoration of the Shepards, now in the Musée des Beaux-Arts, Marseilles, which formed part of the altarpiece of the Adoration of the Magi in the church of St. John, Mechelen.
Subjects depicted
Man
Hands
Drapery (Clothing Component)
Bibliographic reference
Jane Shoaf Turner and Christopher White, Catalogue of Dutch and Flemish Drawings in the Victoria and Albert Museum (London, 2014), vol. II, cat. 522, pp.444-45
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
DYCE.521

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1069362/recto-study-of-a-figure-drawing-rubens-peter-paul/
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