A Woman at her Toilette

attributed to Willem Drost, c. 1650 - c. 1655

  • Artwork typedrawing
  • Object numberRP-T-1930-49
  • Dimensionsheight 109 mm x width 91 mm (upper corners cut diagonally)
  • Physical characteristicsreed pen and brown ink, some areas deliberately rubbed with a finger or dry brush; traces of framing line in brown ink

Identification

  • Title(s)

    A Woman at her Toilette

  • Object type

  • Object number

    RP-T-1930-49

  • Part of catalogue

  • Catalogue reference

    Benesch 1164

Creation

  • Creation

    • draftsman (artist): attributed to Willem Drost, Amsterdam
    • draftsman (artist): Rembrandt van Rijn [rejected attribution]

  • Dating

    c. 1650 - c. 1655

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    reed pen and brown ink, some areas deliberately rubbed with a finger or dry brush; traces of framing line in brown ink

  • Dimensions

    height 109 mm x width 91 mm (upper corners cut diagonally)

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    Gift of Dr C. Hofstede de Groot, The Hague

  • Acquisition

    gift 1930

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; collection Henry Stephen Olivier (1795-1864), Potterne Manor House, near Devizes, Wiltshire (L. 1373);{According to an inscription on the drawing, Hofstede de Groot removed the stamp, which was no. 613 in Fagan 1883 and which was unidentified until 1956, when Lugt figured out it belonged to Olivier.} …; purchased from Paul Mathey (1844-1929), Paris, as Rembrandt, with five other drawings, through the mediation of the dealer P. Roblin, by Dr Cornelis Hofstede de Groot (1863-1930), The Hague, 1903;{Hofstede de Groot notes, KB.} by whom donated to the museum, 1906, but kept in usufruct; transferred to the museum, 1930

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