A Man and a Woman in a Landscape

Artist/Maker

Material / Technique

Dimensionsh x w: Mått 18,4 x 21,5 cm

Inventory numberNMH 1662/1863

Other titlesTitle (sv): En man och en kvinna i ett landskap Title (en): A Man and a Woman in a Landscape

DescriptionDescription: Black chalk, grey wash, on brown prepared paper, 184 x 215 mm. The preparation in brown has rubbed off in a few spots in the upper part of the drawing. Watermark: Coat of arms. Chain lines: 25 mm. Numbered in the lower right corner, in pen and brown ink, 1467 (Sparre). A comparable loose sketch with figures in a landscape, with a few strokes in chalk to indicate the limits of the composition, is on the verso of a drawing in Weimar. Bolten dates the recto to 1605–15. The subject matter could be from the Old Testament, such as Elijah and the Widow or Judah and Tamar. [Magnusson, Dutch Drawings no. 59]

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Geographical origin

MaterialBlack chalk (Crayon), Paper

TechniqueWash drawing, Drawing

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