Gentleman Seen from Behind

1638

Pieter Jansz Quast

Associated Names
Pieter Jansz Quast

Artist, Dutch, 1606 - 1647

The image shows a standing person from the back. The person is posed with one leg slightly forward, leaning on a cane held in their right hand. They have long, curly hair cascading down their back. They wear a tall, wide-brimmed hat adorned with a large feather, a fitted doublet with decorative rosettes and puffed sleeves, breeches, high frilled boots with heels, and a draped cape over the left shoulder. The background is plain.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite on vellum

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall (approximate): 19.7 x 15.3 cm (7 3/4 x 6 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1981.92.1

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1981

  • Sotheby's, cat.no.336, Amsterdam: 11/16/81, 7.

Inscriptions

lower right: PQ / 1638; in later hand, upper right in brown ink: 12

Wikidata ID

Q64619653

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