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Seated burgher (recto)
Maker
1576-1639
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1525-1569
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Width: 15.2 cm
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The Princes Gate Collection - Drawings (Selection B), The Courtauld Gallery, London, 29/01/1982-25/07/1982
Literature
cat. no. 155
Spicer-Durham, Joaneath, The drawings of Roelandt Savery, PhD thesis, Yale University 1979
no. C 153 F 151 (verso) and C 154 F 152 (recto) on pp. 582-83
Seilern, Count Antoine, Corrigenda and Addenda to the Catalogue of paintings and drawings at 56 Princes Gate, London, London 1971
no. 7
as Breugel, c. mid-1550s; in file ...More
Spicer, J.A., 'The "Naer het leven" drawings: by Pieter Bruegel or Roelandt Savery?' in 'Master Drawings', 1970; VIII, 1
p. 11
as Savery; in file
Bjurström, Per, 'Three unpublished drawings by Pieter Bruegel the Elder' in 'Master Drawings', 1965; III, 1
p. 49
as Bruegel; in file
Münz, Ludwig, Bruegel: the drawings, London 1961
no. 55 (verso) and no. 56 (recto) on p. 215
pl. 54 (verso) and pl. 55 (recto)
van Gelder, J.G., 'Pieter Bruegel: "Na(e)r het leven'" in ' Bulletin Musées Royaux des Beaux-Arts/Bulletin Koninklijke Musea voor Schone Kunsten', 1960 - pp. 29-36; 9
p. 33
Seilern, Count Antoine, Flemish paintings & drawings at 56 Princes Gate, London SW 7, London 1955; I
no. 7
pls. XXIII, XXIV
as Bruegel, c. 1552-55; in file
de Tolnay, Charles, The drawings of Pieter Bruegel the elder: with a critical catalogue, London 1952
pp. 77ff, nos. 73 and 74
ill.
as Bruegel, c. 1557-58 ...Less
Inscriptions
Inscription: Recto: from top to bottom on right half of the sheet, all in brown ink over black chalk, artist’s hand, descriptions: “omberre / mus” [umber-coloured hat]; “gel / rot / swart” [yellow red black]; “Licht bruinockker / Rock” [Light brown ochre garment]; “Swart” [black]; “Swartte broeck [black trousers]”; “Swart lerssen [black boots]”; bottom "nart leuen"; lower right corner in a different brown ink: “Pet Brugell”. Verso: all in brown ink, artist’s hand: “licht swartte / broek” [light black trousers]; “swartte / lerssen [black boots]”; upper right: “omberre / mus” [omber-coloured hat]; “vil licht bruinochkker / rock” [felt light brown ochre coat]; “rot en blauue / strepen / dar op” [red and blue stripes on there]; lower right: “swartten / hoet [black hat]”; vil lichtte swart / linnen / mantel [felt light black linen mantle]”; “swart [black]”; lower centre edge: “nart leuen”.
Collector's mark: none.
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