An Old Woman, and the Head of a Man

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

  • Artwork typedrawing
  • Object numberRP-T-1930-48
  • Dimensionsheight 110 mm x width 105 mm
  • Physical characteristicsreed pen and brown ink; framing line in black chalk

Identification

  • Title(s)

    An Old Woman, and the Head of a Man

  • Object type

  • Object number

    RP-T-1930-48

  • Part of catalogue

  • Catalogue reference

    Benesch 1097

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; framing line in black chalk

  • Dimensions

    height 110 mm x width 105 mm

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    Gift of Dr C. Hofstede de Groot, The Hague

  • Acquisition

    gift 1930

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; collection Paul Mathey (1844-1929), Paris;{Note RMA.} ? his sale, Paris (M. Delestre and P. Roblin), 18 May 1901, no. 63, as Rembrandt; …; purchased from the dealer P. Roblin, Paris, as Rembrandt, with five other drawings, by Dr Cornelis Hofstede de Groot (1863-1930), The Hague, 1901;{Hofstede de Groot notes, KB.} by whom donated to the museum, 1906, but kept in usufruct; transferred to the museum (L. 2228), 1930

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