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Portrait of a Young Man & Design with 3 scriptural subjects
Artist: Ambrosius Holbein (circa 1494 - circa 1519)
Location: British Museum
Date: circa 1518
Materials: 1) brush drawing in grey & black wash, touched with red chalk & pen & brown ink; 2) Indian ink on a dark background heightened with white chalk
Dimensions: 1) 14.8 x 12.2cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £800 (Total: £800)
Vendor: Kerrich family
Review number: 532 (1926)
Provenance:
Collection of Thomas Kerrich.
Description:
1) Portrait of a Young Man, originally attributed to Hans Holbein the Younger, now however it is given instead to his tragically short-lived older brother, Ambrosius. As this work reveals, Ambrosius treats his portraits with great sensitivity and refinement. Presumably this piece was intended to be a finished work of art rather than a study for a painting. 2) Design with images of Lot and his Daughters, Intoxication of Noah and Judith and Holofernes in a Renaissance frame.
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