Jacob Matham (1571-1631)

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Jacob Matham (1571-1631)

The three Ages of Man

signed and dated 'Matham Ft/1605'; black chalk, pen and brown ink
198 x 152 mm.; and a drawing of Saint Matthew after Goltzius, 134 x 102 mm. (2)

Provenance

(1) Anon.sale, Sotheby's Mak van Waay, Amsterdam, 3 April 1978, lot 8
(1) with G. Meyer, Abbenbroek, 1978

Exhibited

(1) Bremen/Braunschweig/Stuttgart, 1979/80, no. 83
(1) Fribourg/Passau/Trier/Aachen/Nuremberg, 1982/4, no. 65

Lot Essay

(1) A comparable drawing of the three ages of a woman by Matham is in the National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. (Annual Report, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1972, p. 45)
(2) After Goltzius' engraving (bartsch 51)

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