Self Portrait of Willem Drost

after Willem Drost

Associated Names
Dutch 17th Century

Artist

Willem Drost

Artist After, Dutch, c. 1630 - after 1680

The image shows the upper body of a person from the waist up. The individual is slightly angled, facing the viewer with their head turned to the left. They have distinct facial features with a contemplative expression and styled hair falling down the side of their face. The person is dressed in a loose, long-sleeved, collared garment. In their hand, they hold drawing instruments and a sheet of paper featuring sketch-like drawings of geometrical shapes. The background is plain and neutral.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Francesco Maria Niccolò(?), Florence.[1] (sale, Sotheby's London 21 June 1978, no. 10, as "attributed to Gerhard van Honthorst, Portrait of an Architect). (Spencer Drummond Limited, Hamilton, Bermuda); William B. O'Neal [1907-1994] Charlottesville, VA, October 1978; gift to NGA, 1991.
[1] Turner 2105, no. 12

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Bibliography

1993

  • National Gallery of Art. Drawings from the O'Neal Collection. Exh. cat. Washington, 1993, checklist p. 96.

2005

  • Bikker, Jonathan. Willem Drost (1633-1659): a Rembrandt pupil in Amsterdam and Venice. New Haven and London, 2005: no. 38, copy 5.

2015

  • Turner, Jane Shoaf. "Francesco Niccolò Gabburri's 'Portrait of Bartholomeus Spranger' in the Rijksmuseum" Master Drawings 53 (2015): no. 12.

Inscriptions

by later hand, across top verso in red chalk: Gerardo Vaendrat

Wikidata ID

Q64533450

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