A Mastiff with a Gold-Tooled Collar

Jakob Walther

Associated Names
Jakob Walther

Artist, German, active 1584 - 1604

This is a drawing of a small dog standing alert. The dog has a compact body, a short and curved tail, and prominent facial features including a defined snout and attentive eyes. Its fur is multi-colored with shades of black, brown, and white, and it has ears that hang down naturally. The dog is wearing a collar around its neck. The background is simple and unobtrusive.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and black ink with gray and brown wash, with touches of gold ink, over traces of black chalk on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall: 19.2 x 26.2 cm (7 9/16 x 10 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1988.3.3

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Kurt Meissner

Associated Names

Bibliography

1969

  • Schade, Werner. Dresdener Zeichnungen, 1550 bis 1650. Dresden, Kupferstich-Kabinett, 1969: no.127.

1988

  • Sotheby's. Old Master Drawings. New York, 1/13/1988: no.102.

Inscriptions

center in gold ink on dog's collar: I:W.; by later hand, upper right in graphite: 2; upper center verso in graphite: 083901; lower center verso in graphite, underlined: zu 377; lower center verso in graphite: DTIIMMHH; lower right verso in graphite: 59

Wikidata ID

Q64580254

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