Seated Dog

1777

Cornelis Ploos van Amstel (editor) and Cornelis Brouwer (printmaker), after Frans van Mieris

Associated Names
Cornelis Ploos van Amstel

Editor, Dutch, 1726 - 1798

Cornelis Brouwer

Artist, Dutch, active second half 18th century

Frans van Mieris

Artist After, Dutch, 1635 - 1681

This is a drawing of a small dog sitting. The dog is depicted in profile, with its head turned slightly away from the viewer. The drawing captures the texture and volume of the dog's long, wavy coat using shading and line work. The overall tone of the drawing is calm and serene, emphasizing the dog as the central subject within a minimalistic background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    chalk manner printed in black ink on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Sherwood B. Smith, Jr.

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 7.3 × 8.8 cm (2 7/8 × 3 7/16 in.) cut within platemark

  • Accession Number

    1977.67.25

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Laurentius et al. 1980, no. 28, State ii/ii, variant 1

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1980

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

Inscriptions

verso along bottom in graphite: Frans.v.Mieris.del.16...Ploos van Amstel.J.C. / F:1777

Markings

verso: artist's mark (Eusman 7)

Wikidata ID

Q65567282

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