Salomon de Bray (formerly Jan van Goyen)

1766

Cornelis Ploos van Amstel

Associated Names
Cornelis Ploos van Amstel

Editor, Dutch, 1726 - 1798

Johannes Kornlein

Artist, German, died 1772

Jan de Bray

Artist After, Dutch, c. 1627 - 1688

Sir Anthony van Dyck

Artist After, Flemish, 1599 - 1641

The image depicts a man in a side profile view from the shoulders up. The man has a nose, mustache, beard or goatee, and short wavy hair. He wears a wide-brimmed hat with a ribbon or band, and a cloak with an ornate collar design. There is no visible jewelry or objects in his hands. The background is plain, emphasizing the subject who seems to be a detailed sketch or drawing.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    chalk manner with some roulette printed from two plates in gray and red-orange ink on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Sherwood B. Smith, Jr.

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 15.6 × 14 cm (6 1/8 × 5 1/2 in.) cut within platemark

  • Accession Number

    1977.67.15

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Laurentius et al. 1980, no. 9, State ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Allard Hulshoff [1735-1795] (handwritten dedication)

Associated Names

Bibliography

1980

  • Laurentius, Th. et al. Cornelis Ploos van Amstel 1726-1798, kunstverzamelaar en prentuitgever. Assen: Van Gorcum, 1980.

Inscriptions

verso in center in graphite: ...van / den Kunst... / Jan Josephizoon van Goyen / Aan de welkom Heer / en Vriend / A Hulsof...; verso along bottom in graphite: Anton van Dyck del / Ploos v Amstel JC. F1766

Wikidata ID

Q65567255

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