Lot Essay
Formerly attributed to Gabriel Metsu (1629-1667). This drawing can be compared with A seated boy holding a pewter jug, in Amsterdam, Rijksprentenkabinet (P. Schatborn, 'Dutchmen found in Copenhagen, Figure Drawings by Simon Kick and Constantijn Verhout' in Festschrift for Erik Fischer, European Drawings from six Centuries, Copenhagen, 1990, p. 196, fig. 12.)