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A black chalk drawing of a peasant man in full profile seated on the ground, leaning against a rock. With his arms folded, he gazes off to the left. A black chalk drawing of a peasant man in full profile seated on the ground, leaning against a rock. With his arms folded, he gazes off to the left. A black chalk drawing of a peasant man in full profile seated on the ground, leaning against a rock. With his arms folded, he gazes off to the left.

Cornelis Saftleven

A Young Man Seated on Ground,

Maker

  • Cornelis Saftleven

Title

A Young Man Seated on Ground

Medium

chalk, wash technique

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • Black chalk and brush and wash on laid paper

Techniques

  • Black chalk and brush and wash on laid paper

Dimensions

24.6 x 20.3 cm (9 11/16 x 8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscribed in black chalk, LR: "C.S. 1642"

Verso: Stamped with the collector's mark of Willem Issack Hooft (Lugt 2631)

Watermark: Eagle with spread wings with a crozier on its breast and three pendent balls (similar to Heawood no. 1248)

Type

  • Drawings and Watercolors

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

20.460

A Young Man Seated on Ground

Drawing Closer

Four Hundred Years of Drawing from the RISD Museum
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Old Master Drawings from the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design

Inscribed in black chalk, LR: "C.S. 1642"

Verso: Stamped with the collector's mark of Willem Issack Hooft (Lugt 2631)

Watermark: Eagle with spread wings with a crozier on its breast and three pendent balls (similar to Heawood no. 1248)

Publications

Drawing Closer

Four Hundred Years of Drawing from the RISD Museum
Read Online

Old Master Drawings from the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design

Exhibition History

Drawing Closer

March 12 - September 4, 2022

Old Master Drawings

September 2 - October 16, 1983
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