Lot Essay
A comparable drawing by the artist was sold, Sotheby's Mak van Waay, Amsterdam, 21 March 1977, lot 158, illustrated p. 100
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Adolf van der Laan (circa 1690-1742)
A noble Dwarf: Jousting with a Bust; A Duel; and Schooling a Horse outside a Country House
signed 'A V Laan'(1) and 'A V Laan: del:'(2); black chalk, pen and brown or grey ink, grey wash, the outlines incised, the versi partly rubbed in black chalk, watermarks trefoil (1) and posthorn in a crowned shield (2)
149 x 206 mm.; and smaller (3)
A noble Dwarf: Jousting with a Bust; A Duel; and Schooling a Horse outside a Country House
signed 'A V Laan'(1) and 'A V Laan: del:'(2); black chalk, pen and brown or grey ink, grey wash, the outlines incised, the versi partly rubbed in black chalk, watermarks trefoil (1) and posthorn in a crowned shield (2)
149 x 206 mm.; and smaller (3)