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Portrait of a Boy
    • TitlePortrait of a Boy
  • Technique/ MaterialBlack and red chalk on off-white paper. Framing line in black ink. No watermark.
  • DimensionsDimensions: (h x b) 29,2 x 19,7 cm
    Passepartout: (h x b) 55 x 42 cm
    Frame: (h x b x dj) 59,7 x 46,
  • DatingMade c. 1660
  • Artist/Maker Artist: Jan de Bray, Dutch, born c. 1627, dead 1697-12-04
  • CategoryDrawings, Free-hand drawings
  • Geographical originHolland, Nederländerna
  • Inventory No.NMH 1868/1863
  • AcquisitionTransferred 1865 Kongl. Museum
  • Collection Carl Gustaf Tessins samlingDutch Drawings in Swedish Public Collections
    Description
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    This tender portrayal of a dreamy-eyed young boy is typical of de Bray’s meticulous portrait studies after live models. Black, red, and white chalk are combined in a sophisticated manner. The boy’s fashionable attire suggests that he came from a wealthy family in Haarlem, where de Bray spent most of his life.