The Angel with the family of Tobit

Details

Nicolaes Maes (Dordrecht 1634-1693 Amsterdam)
The Angel with the family of Tobit
pen and brown ink
5 1/8 x 4½ in. (12.9 x 11.5 cm.)

Provenance

Earls of Dalhousie (L. 717a); by descent to
George Gilbert Ramsay, 15th Earl of Dalhousie (1904-1950); sold to Colnaghi, London in 1922 when the albums were dispersed
with P. Cassirer, Berlin (as part of two albums, dispersed), after 1922.
Anonymous sale; Hauswedell & Nolte, Hamburg, 9 June 1988, lot 81.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, Amsterdam, 25 November 1992, lot 563.

Literature

W.W. Robinson, The early works of Nicolaes Maes, 1653 to 1661, Ph.D, Cambridge, Harvard University, 1996, p. 318, no. 9 (as whereabouts unknown).

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Lot Essay

This sheet was formerly part of one of two albums of drawings by Rembrandt and artists in his circle that belonged to the Earls of Dalhousie. Perhaps acquired by George Ramsay, the 8th Earl (1739-87), they were sold to Colnaghi and then Cassirer in 1922, when the albums were broken up. Most likely early owners thought the drawings were all by Rembrandt, however now about half the sheets in the album are given to Maes. This drawing dates to about 1650-58.
We are grateful to Dr. William W. Robinson for providing us with additional information about this drawing.

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