A pollarded willow with a shepherd and his flock

Details

Johann Henrich Roos (Otterberg 1631-1685 Frankfurt)
A pollarded willow with a shepherd and his flock
pen and brown ink, brown wash, minor losses
10¾ x 8¾ in. (278 x 224 mm.)

Provenance

Purchased from Hans Calmann, May 1955 (£85, as Castiglione).

Exhibited

London, Royal Academy, The Paul Oppé Collection, 1958, no. 396 (as Castiglione).

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Lot Essay

Roos' drawings, because of their subject matter, have often been compared with those of Castiglione. A drawing in the same technique, also formerly attributed to Castiglione, from the Janos Scholz Collection, is now in the Pierpont Morgan Library (J. Scholz, Italian Master Drawings 1350-1800 from the Janos Scholz Collections, New York, 1776, no. 108, as Castiglione).

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