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Portrait of a Gentleman in a Landscape

Gerrit Adriaensz. de Heer

ca. 1645 - ca. 1650

Medium

pen and brown ink, on vellum; traces of framing line in black chalk

Dimensions

h 318mm × w 368mm

Collection

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Materials

parchment (animal material); ink

Object Type

drawing

Subject Matter

standing figure; 'Vanitas' symbols; Death as skeleton; garden fountain; private festivities, merry company; fictitious scene ~ anonymous historical person(s)

Acquisition Method

gift

Acquired

1809

Notes

pen en bruine inkt, op perkament; sporen van kaderlijnen in zwart krijt

Collection Type

drawings

About Gerrit Adriaensz. de Heer

1606–1670 • Dutch Republic

Comment on works: Landscapes with peasants; Market scenes; Village fests; Still life; Animals, Game and Insects in Landscapes

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