17th century
41 x 62.4 cm (16 1/8 x 24 9/16 in.)
[Christie's, Amsterdam, 1 December 1986, part of lot 52], sold; to Maida and George Abrams, Boston (L. 3306, without their mark); The Maida and George Abrams Colleciton, 1999.161. NOTE: The other drawing in the lot was "Josia Burning the Bones from the Sepulchres at Bethel", also attributed to de Poorter.
Black chalk and gray wash on cream antique laid paper
17th centuryDutchBrown ink and transparent and opaque watercolor over graphite on antique laid paper, framing line in brown ink
17th centuryDutchBrown ink and wash on off-white antique laid paper discolored to tan
17th centuryDutchBlack chalk, gray wash, some incised lines in lower half of added strip at right, on off-white antique laid paper
17th centuryDutchBrown ink, brown wash and white opaque watercolor on cream antique laid paper; with later additions of gray wash and black chalk, and some scratchwork at the contour of wing at the upper left and the right column base at lower left
17th centuryDutchBlack chalk with incidental offset of red chalk on cream antique laid paper
17th centuryDutchBlack chalk on parchment, framing line in black chalk, mounted down entirely.
17th centuryDutchBlack chalk and black chalk steeped in oil on off-white antique laid paper; some incised lines at lower left
17th centuryDutchBrown ink and gray wash with white opaque watercolor on brown toned paper
17th centuryDutchBlack chalk and gray wash on cream antique laid paper, framing line in brown ink
17th centuryDutchBrown and black ink, gray wash over black chalk on cream antique laid paper
17th centuryDutchBlack and white chalk on blue antique laid paper
17th centuryDutch