Abraham Willaerts (Utrecht 1603-1669)
Abraham Willaerts (Utrecht 1603-1669)

The Satyr and the Peasant

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Abraham Willaerts (Utrecht 1603-1669)
The Satyr and the Peasant
signed 'Don: r4: October: 1673: Ab Willaerts' (verso)
red chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash, watermark with initials and crowned cross, pen and brown ink framing lines
7 5/8 x 11½ in. (19.4 x 29.3 cm.)

拍品專文

The son and pupil of Adam Willaerts (1577-1664), Abraham later studied with Simon Vouet in Paris, before serving for some years in the service of Maurice of Nassau. Later in his career he travelled in Italy, before taking part in a Dutch expedition to Angola and then accompanying John Maurice, Prince of Nassau-Seigen, on his expedition to Brazil between 1637 and 1644.