Dutch or Flemish School, 17th Century

Head of a boy seen in profile

Details

Dutch or Flemish School, 17th Century
Head of a boy seen in profile
oiled black chalk and white chalk, on grey-brown prepared paper, brown ink framing lines
12½ x 10 in. (31.7 x 25.2 cm.)

Literature

B.J.L. Coenen, 'The Drawings of the Haarlem Amateur Leendert van der Cooghen', Master Drawings, XLIII, 2005, no. 1, p. 73, no. C30.

Exhibited

Rotterdam, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Paris, Fondation Custodia, and Brussels, Bibliothèque Albert 1er, Le Cabinet d'un Amateur: Dessins flamands et hollandais des XVIe et XVIIe siècles d'une collection privée d'Amsterdam, 1976-77, no. 42, pl. 94 (as Leendert van der Cooghen; catalogue by J. Giltaij).

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Lot Essay

In the 1976-77 catalogue, this drawing was given to Leendert van der Cooghen (1632-1681), a wealthy skilful amateur who executed drawings, prints and paintings. However, in her 2005 article, Baukje Coenen argued that it could also be by Cornelis Visscher (1628-1658) or, following a suggestion by Marijn Schapelhouman, a late work by Cornelis Saftleven (1607-1681).

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