DrawingsDutch17th century

Portrait of a Man

17th century

Artists

Jan van NoordtArtist

Jacob Adriaensz. BackerPrevious attribution

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Black and white chalk on blue antique laid paper

Culture

Dutch

Century

17th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

33 × 26 cm (13 × 10 1/4 in.)

Provenance

Henry Oppenheimer, sold [through his sale, Christie's, London, July 10-14, 1936, lot 212 (as Backer)]. Sold [through Samuel T. Freeman and Co., Philadelphia, November 29, 1948, lot 133]. Virginia H. Knauer, Washington, DC.; [Freeman's, Philadelphia, April 30, 2012, lot 237 (bought in)]; sold [Freeman's, Philadelphia, February 13, 2013, lot 689 (as Backer)]. Private collection, Massachusetts. [Nissman Abromson, Boston] sold; to Maida and George Abrams, Boston

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