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drawing
Object Type
drawing
Museum number
1836,0811.789
Description
Studies of four peasants; two at right carrying barrels on their backs, one at left standing to front Pen and brown ink, with grey wash
Producer name
Attributed to:
Pieter Bout
Formerly attributed to:
Fleyt
School/style
Flemish
Production date
1673-1719
Materials
paper
Technique
drawn
Dimensions
Height:
154 millimetres
Width:
202 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
Acquired as by Pieter Bout. Following the decipherment of the inscription the drawing was attributed to 'Fleyt' (as in Binyon's catalogue) and was not mentioned by Hind (Flemish catalogue, 1923). At some date unknown before 1982 it was returned to Bout, but the attribution is uncertain.
Bibliographic references
Binyon 1898-1907 / Catalogue of drawings by British artists, and artists of foreign origin working in Great Britain
(1)
(as Fleyt)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
peasant/villager
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
W & G Smith
Previous owner
Previous owner/ex-collection:
John Sheepshanks
Acquisition date
1836
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1836,0811.789