Seated Male Nude (recto); Sketches of Hand and Boy'd Head (verso)
| Title | Seated Male Nude (recto); Sketches of Hand and Boy'd Head (verso) |
|---|---|
| Artist | School of Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669) or possibly Jacob Adriaenzoon de Backer (Dutch, 1608-1651) or Matthäus Merian, the Younger (Swiss, 1621-1687) or in the Style of Govert Flinck (Dutch, 1615-1660) |
| Date | n.d. 17th century |
| Medium | Black chalk, with touches of black crayon, heightened with white chalk (recto), and black chalk heightened with white chalk (verso), on blue laid paper |
| Classification | chalk |
| Origin | Holland Holland |
| Holding institution | Art Institute of Chicago |
| Credit line | The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
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“Seated Male Nude (recto); Sketches of Hand and Boy'd Head (verso)” is a work by School of Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669) or possibly Jacob Adriaenzoon de Backer (Dutch, 1608-1651) or Matthäus Merian, the Younger (Swiss, 1621-1687) or in the Style of Govert Flinck (Dutch, 1615-1660), dated n.d.. It is executed in black chalk, with touches of black crayon, heightened with white chalk (recto), and black chalk heightened with white chalk (verso), on blue laid paper and classified as chalk. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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