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Head and Shoulders of a Peasant Wearing a Close-fitting Cap with a Feather

Drawing
17th century (drawn)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Drawing 'Head and Shoulders of a Peasant Wearing a Close-fitting Cap with a Feather', by Adriaen Brouwer (manner of), Flemish school, brush with brown ink, 17th century.

Object details

Category
Object type
TitleHead and Shoulders of a Peasant Wearing a Close-fitting Cap with a Feather (published title)
Materials and techniques
Brush with brown ink
Brief description
Drawing 'Head and Shoulders of a Peasant Wearing a Close-fitting Cap with a Feather', by Adriaen Brouwer (manner of), Flemish school, brush with brown ink, 17th century.
Dimensions
  • Height: 165mm
  • Width: 185mm
Production typeUnique
Marks and inscriptions
Inscribed at lower right, in brown ink (with the museum’s inv. no.), 6897.
Object history
Rev. Chauncey Hare Townshend (1798–1868), London and Coleraine Manor, West Walton, nr Wisbech, Norfolk, by whom bequeathed to the museum, 1868.
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. 456, illus. p.377.
Collection
Accession number
6897

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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