Lot Essay
The 1800 Ploos van Amstel sale included sixty-two lots of drawings by Jacob de Wit with a total of 150 sheets by the artist. Among these were at least three heads of the Virgin.
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The head of the Virgin turned to the right
Details
Jacob de Wit (Amsterdam 1695/96-1754)
The head of the Virgin turned to the right
signed 'J d Wit'
black, red and white chalk, point of the brush and brown wash, black ink framing lines
38.2 x 29.9 cm.
The head of the Virgin turned to the right
signed 'J d Wit'
black, red and white chalk, point of the brush and brown wash, black ink framing lines
38.2 x 29.9 cm.
Provenance
Cornelis Ploos van Amstel (1726-1798) (L. 3002-3004), with his inscription 'Jb. dwit. f/ hoog 15d/ breed 11¾ d' (on the mount); Philippe van der Schley, Amsterdam, 3 March 1800, possibly Album DD, lot 8 ('Een dito [Hoofd van Maria] met zwart, rood en wit Kryt, door denzelven [J. de Wit]').
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Harriet West