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Study of a model dressed as a young woman, with right arm outstretched

Drawing
1645 (made)
Artist/Maker

A masculine-looking model, probably a studio assistant, is dressed as a young woman, with cap, dress and apron, and posed with his right arm outstretched.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleStudy of a model dressed as a young woman, with right arm outstretched (published title)
Materials and techniques
Black chalk on paper
Brief description
Drawing, 'Study of a model dressed as a young woman, with right arm outstretched', Cornelis Saftleven, Dutch School, 1645
Physical description
A masculine-looking model, probably a studio assistant, is dressed as a young woman, with cap, dress and apron, and posed with his right arm outstretched.
Dimensions
  • Height: 288mm
  • Width: 176mm
Marks and inscriptions
Signed and dated at lower right, in black chalk, CSL (in ligature) 1645
Object history
Miss Emily Dalton (1816/17–1900), Leicester, by whom bequeathed to the museum (NAL dry stamp on recto and Dalton Bequest purple ink stamp on verso; neither in Lugt), 1900.
Bibliographic reference
Jane Shoaf Turner and Christopher White, Catalogue of Dutch and Flemish Drawings in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 2014, Vol. 1, Cat. 172, illustrated, p. 224.
Collection
Accession number
D.916-1900

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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