Head of a Female Wild Boar, Facing Left / Verso: Fragment of a Sketch of a Portrait or Animal Study

circle of Cornelis Saftleven, 1635 - 1665

  • Artwork typedrawing
  • Object numberRP-T-1972-7
  • Dimensionsheight 58 mm x width 66 mm
  • Physical characteristicsblack and red chalk, on beige paper; framing line in brown ink; verso: black and red chalk

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Head of a Female Wild Boar, Facing Left / Verso: Fragment of a Sketch of a Portrait or Animal Study

  • Object type

  • Object number

    RP-T-1972-7

  • Part of catalogue

Creation

  • Creation

    • draftsman (artist): circle of Cornelis Saftleven
    • Paulus Potter [rejected attribution]

  • Dating

    1635 - 1665

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    black and red chalk, on beige paper; framing line in brown ink; verso: black and red chalk

  • Dimensions

    height 58 mm x width 66 mm

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  • Subject

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    Gift of A. Olie, Utrecht

  • Acquisition

    gift 1972

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; collection Jacob Olie (1834-1905), Amsterdam; from whose estate donated by his daughter Aagje Olie (1884-1975), Utrecht, with 16 other drawings, to the museum (L. 2228), 1972

  • Remarks

    Please note that this provenance was formulated with a special focus on provenance research for the years 1933-45 and could therefore be incomplete. There may be more (mostly earlier) provenance information known in the museum. In case this item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45, the Rijksmuseum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.

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