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Two Studies of Drapery and a Seated Man in a Hat facing Left

Drawing
17th century
Artist/Maker
Jan De Bisschop (artist)

Part of a bound volume of 140 drawings

Object details

Category
Drawings
Object type
drawing
TitleTwo Studies of Drapery and a Seated Man in a Hat facing Left
Materials and techniques
Pen and brown ink, with brown wash; framing line in brown ink
Paper
Pen
Ink
Wash
Brief description
Drawing, 'Two Studies of Drapery and a Seated Man in a Hat facing Left', by Jan de Bisschop, Pen and brown ink, with brown wash; framing line in brown ink, 17th century
Physical description
Part of a bound volume of 140 drawings
Dimensions
  • Height: 143mm
  • Width: 91mm
Object history
Goswin Uilenbroek (1658–1740), Amsterdam, his sale, Amsterdam, Beukelaar, 23 October 1741, Album K: ‘Een groot Boek in Jugt leer van omtrent 120 Tekeningen, gewassen van Bisschop na Statuen en groepen in Antieke Bas relieven, getekent met voornemen om in ‘t koper te brengen, gelyk hy in zyn Voorreden van zijn Boek zegt, op groot gedubbelt papier geplakt. 4 ou plus’ (bt. for 280 fl.); Cornelis Ploos van Amstel Jb Czn (1726–98), Amsterdam (L. 2725), 1760–c.1763;1 probably Benjamin West (1738–1820), London; probably Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723–92), London; Horace Walpole (1717–97), London and Strawberry Hill, Twickenham, 1763; Edwin Parsons (dealer), London; from whom purchased for the museum (each individual drawing with dry stamp version of L. 1958), 8 June 1889 for £13. 13s. 0d.
Bibliographic reference
Jane Shoaf Turner and Christopher White, Catalogue of Dutch and Flemish Drawings in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 2014, vol. I, Cat. 23.135, illus. p. 65
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
D.1212:136-1889

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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