DrawingsDutch16th-17th century

Head of a Bearded Old Man

c. 1595-1605

Artists

Abraham BloemaertArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Black chalk, black ink, gray wash, and white opaque watercolor, with a framing line in brown ink, on cream antique laid paper, prepared with brown wash

Culture

Dutch

Century

16th-17th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

32.3 x 24.5 cm (12 11/16 x 9 5/8 in.)

Provenance

Mrs. N. E. F. Beatty, London, sold through [Christie's, London, 6 July 1977, lot 130 (as Abraham Bloemaert)]. Sold [Christie's, Amsterdam, 26 November 1984, lot 22 (as attributed to Abraham Bloemaert)]. [Hill-Stone, New York], sold; to Maida and George Abrams, Boston; The Maida and George Abrams Collection, 2009.213.

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