Dutch School
17th century
Head of a Youth, his Hands Clasped in Prayer or Devotion
6 1/8 x 4 1/4 inches (156 x 108 mm)
Red and black chalk, with opaque lead white watercolor (oxidized in places), on paper; framing line in black ink.
III, 165
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) in 1909.
Notes
Watermark: none.
Drawing may have been executed by Jacob de Wit (1695-1754).
Drawing may have been executed by Jacob de Wit (1695-1754).
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed at lower right, in black ink, "C. Poelenburg". Numbered on the verso, at upper left, in graphite, "1033".
Associated names
Poelenburch, Cornelis van, approximately 1594-1667, Formerly attributed to.
Wit, Jacob de, 1695-1754, Possible attribution.
Fordham, J. E., former owner.
Murray, Charles Fairfax, 1849-1919, former owner.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
Wit, Jacob de, 1695-1754, Possible attribution.
Fordham, J. E., former owner.
Murray, Charles Fairfax, 1849-1919, former owner.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
Bibliography
Collection J. Pierpont Morgan : Drawings by the Old Masters Formed by C. Fairfax Murray. London : Privately printed, 1905-1912, III, 165.
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Century Drawings
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