DrawingsDutch17th century

Four Studies of Male Heads

c. 1636

Artists

Rembrandt Harmensz. van RijnArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Brown ink and brown wash on cream antique laid paper

Culture

Dutch

Century

17th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

12.6 x 15.8 cm (4 15/16 x 6 1/4 in.)

Provenance

Jonathan Richardson, Sr., London (Lugt 2183 and his mount). Thomas Hudson, London (Lugt 2432). John Knight, London, sold [through his sale, Phillips, London, July 19, 1841, lot 120]; to Charles Sackville Bale, London, sold [through Christie's, London, June 10, 1881, lot 2427]; to [Jeffrey?] Whitehead. [P. & D. Colnaghi, London]. Jonkheer H. Teixeira de Mattos, Vogelenzang. A. Berg, Portland, Oregon. [Paul Cassirer, Amsterdam, c. 1954]. [1] Frans Koenigs, Haarlem, sold [by his heirs through Sotheby's, London, November 20, 1957, lot 70]; to Abrams. [P. & D. Colnaghi, London c. 1960-1965]. [2] Mrs. Donald Methuen, London, sold [through Christie's, London, April 7, 1970, lot 124]; to [P. & D. Colnaghi, London]. Sold [through Christie's, New York, January 11, 1994, lot 385] [via Bob Haboldt]; to Maida and George Abrams, Boston (Lugt 3306), gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2018 Notes [1] See Benesch 1954; listed as in Cassirer's possession [2] Colnaghi exhibits the drawing in 1960 and in Slive's 1965 "Drawings of Rembrandt" Colnaghi's is credited

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