Lot Essay
A study for the head of Mirtillo in van Mieris' Amarilli crowning Mirtillo with a wreath, signed and dated 1722, in the Rijksmuseum (on loan from the city of Amsterdam).
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The head of a girl wearing a hat
Details
Willem van Mieris (Leiden 1662-1747)
The head of a girl wearing a hat
with inscriptions 'W. Mieris' and 'W. van Mieris fct[?]'
black chalk on vellum
5 x 4¼ in. (12 x 10.4 cm.)
The head of a girl wearing a hat
with inscriptions 'W. Mieris' and 'W. van Mieris fct[?]'
black chalk on vellum
5 x 4¼ in. (12 x 10.4 cm.)
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.
Sale room notice
Please note that the correct attribution for this drawing is Hieronymus van der Mij (Leiden 1687-1761) who also executed the painting mentioned in the catalogue note (W. Loods, G. Jansen and W. Kloek, Het Galante Tijdperk: Schilderijen uit de collectie van het Rijksmuseum, 1700-1800, Zwolle, 1995, no. 9, p.36 [or] 86.).
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