Mertens, Johannes Cornelis (1742-1823). (The blind Tobit visited by a...
Mertens, Johannes Cornelis (1742-1823). (The blind Tobit visited by a woman). Drawing after Frans VAN MIERIS the Elder, black chalk, 30,8x24,3 cm., signed "J.C. Mertens delineavit 1789" and "Frans van Mieris pinxit" in pen and brown ink.
- A few foxed spots.
= With a mounted 19th century annotation on passepartout with information on this drawing: "NB men berigt dat den heer van Citters deze tekening duyzent guldens gekost heeft. Het is een wonder van uytvoering". Provenance: present owner, Hans van Leeuwen (1911-2010) with his collector's mark on verso (Lugt 2799a), art gallery Deirkauf (Utrecht), sold in 1968; collection van Citters (probably Willem Arnoud Kien van Citters, 1756-1794).
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Mertens, Johannes Cornelis (1742-1823). (The blind Tobit visited by a woman). Drawing after Frans VAN MIERIS the Elder, black chalk, 30,8x24,3 cm., signed "J.C. Mertens delineavit 1789" and "Frans van Mieris pinxit" in pen and brown ink.
- A few foxed spots.
= With a mounted 19th century annotation on passepartout with information on this drawing: "NB men berigt dat den heer van Citters deze tekening duyzent guldens gekost heeft. Het is een wonder van uytvoering". Provenance: present owner, Hans van Leeuwen (1911-2010) with his collector's mark on verso (Lugt 2799a), art gallery Deirkauf (Utrecht), sold in 1968; collection van Citters (probably Willem Arnoud Kien van Citters, 1756-1794).
