DrawingsDutch17th century

Portrait of Bernardus Somer(?)

17th century

Artists

Jan de BisschopArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Brown wash, white opaque watercolor, and black chalk on cream antique laid paper, partial framing line in brown ink

Culture

Dutch

Century

17th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

19.5 x 14.9 cm (7 11/16 x 5 7/8 in.)

Provenance

Johannes de Bosch, sold; Amsterdam, 23 May 1785, lot 750. C. Faber, sold; [H. G. Gutekunst, Stuttgart, 12 November 1904]. Rudolf Philip Goldschmidt (L. 2926, with his mark) sold; [F. A. C. Prestel, Frankurt am Main, lot 42, (L. 2730, without their mark)], to Carl Robert Rudolf, London (L. 2811b, without his mark), sold; to Maida and George Abrams, Boston, 1975; The Maida and George Abrams Collection, 2009.214.

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