Lot Essay
The composition of the present lot is related to Bramer's Egyptian Servant brought before King David (?) in the Gemeente Museum in Delft, Delft (see J. ten Brink Goldsmith, op. cit p. 160).
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Soldiers entreating an oriental ruler
Details
Leonard Bramer (Delft 1596-1674)
Soldiers entreating an oriental ruler
with number 'N1'
black chalk, pen and grey ink, grey wash on blue paper
374 x 300 mm.
Soldiers entreating an oriental ruler
with number 'N1'
black chalk, pen and grey ink, grey wash on blue paper
374 x 300 mm.
Provenance
J.P. van Suchtelen (L. 2332).
Dr. C.R. Rudolf (L. 2811b); Sotheby Mak van Waay, Amsterdam, 6 June 1977, lot 58.
Dr. C.R. Rudolf (L. 2811b); Sotheby Mak van Waay, Amsterdam, 6 June 1977, lot 58.
Literature
J. ten Brink Goldsmith, et al., Leonaert Bramer Ingenious Painter and Draughtsman in Rome and Delft, Zwolle, 1994, p. 160, fig. 42a.
Special notice
Christie's charge a premium to the buyer on the final bid price of each lot sold at the following rates: 23.8% of the final bid price of each lot sold up to and including €150,000 and 14.28% of any amount in excess of €150,000. Buyers' premium is calculated on the basis of each lot individually.