ATTRIBUTED TO WILLEM DROST | A WARRIOR BEING ARMED FOR THE FIGHT

ATTRIBUTED TO WILLEM DROST
Amsterdam 1633 - 1659 Venice
A WARRIOR BEING ARMED FOR THE FIGHT

Pen and brown ink over traces of black chalk
147 by 295 mm; 5¾ by 11 5/16 in

Condition Report:
Hinge mounted in two places along the upper edge to a mount. There is some slight toning to the extremities and evidence of slight foxing in places. The drawing itself remains in extremely good condition with the penwork strong and vibrant. Sold in a giltwood frame.

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Provenance:
John MacGowan (d. 1803), Edinburgh (L.1496);

The Earl of Northwick,

thence by descent to Capt. E.G. Spencer-Churchill,

his sale, London, Sotheby's, 5-6 July, 1921, lot 92 (as Rembrandt; withdrawn from the sale);

With P. & D. Colnaghi, London