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A Painter Seated at his Easel
Jan de Bissschop (1628-1671), pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, c. 1665-1670
Informally garbed in a dressing gown and a nightcap, this artist works up a detail in his painting. His hand rests on a maulstick, a tool that prevents him from smearing the wet paint. This sketch is drawn primarily with the brush. The portrait seems to be done from life and the sitter may well be one of De Bisschop’s Hague painter friends.
- Artwork typedrawing
- Object numberRP-T-1989-111
- Dimensionsheight 149 mm x width 99 mm
- Physical characteristicspen en penseel in bruin