Beschreibung:

Andries Beekman (active 1651-57), attributed to Heinrich Muche (1649-after 1696), attributed to the Master of the Berlin Sketchbook (active 17th Century) and Dutch School, 17th Century An Album with 55 Drawings of Natives from Brazil, Africa, Persia, India and the East Indies by Beekman (7), attributed to Muche (18), attributed to the artist of the Berlin Album (11), drawings by other hands (19); and Chinese watercolours, drawings after Chinese examples, a Japanese and a Chinese woodcut, a Flemish drawing of a landscape, two sheets with drawn copies, and 5 sheets with Immortals in coloured thread glued on, all apparently early 17th Century most drawings with inscriptions identifying the subjects ( verso ) Andries Beekman (active 1651-1657) (all pen and grey or brown ink, watercolour and/or bodycolour, watermark Strasburg lily or countermark IHS, black lead framing lines) A. A Chinese with a Parasol holding a Fan 333 x 223 mm. NLG.10,000-15,000 B. An East Indian holding a Stick and a Box 326 x 218 mm. NLG. 6,000- 8,000 C. An elegant East Indian Woman with a Fan 300 x 210 mm. NLG. 7,000-10,000 D. An African Woman suckling her Child 297 x 206 mm. NLG. 4,000- 6,000 E. An East Indian Woman with a Bundle on her Head, her child holding her hand 326 x 218 mm. NLG. 6,000- 9,000 F. An African with Spear and Shield attacking 330 x 208 mm. NLG. 7,000-10,000 G. A Malay with a Creese 310 x 219 mm. NLG. 6,000- 9,000 Attributed to Heinrich Muche (1649-after 1696) H. A Persian Couple dancing inscribed 'Inwoonders vand: Golfo: van Persia: ofte.gamron:' ( verso ); pencil, pen and grey ink, watercolour, countermark device, black lead framing lines 172 x 189 mm.; and five other drawings of Persians by the same hand inscribed 'Een parsiaense/Vrouw', 'Een Soldaet Vand Conick van parsien/persia','Een Parsianse Vrouwe;' and 'Een Persiaens, Dansende vrouw' ( verso ) (6) NLG. 3,000- 5,000 I. A Fakir seated inscribed 'Een vaccier ofte Boetdoender Soo 18 Jaer en 6 Maenden Soodanighheeft geseten' ( verso ); pen and grey ink, watercolour, watermark arms of Berne 212 x 194 mm.; and three other drawings of Indian Women inscribed 'Babylonse Vrouwens;', Een Babelionse Lichte Vrou' and of a priest inscribed 'Een Beniaens Prister', all by the same hand (4) NLG. 3,000- 5,000 J. An African Family near the Tafelberg at the Cape of Good Hope, Africa indistinctly inscribed '....n vand(e) (Capo da Bon)a Espe(rante)' ( verso ) black lead, pen and grey ink, watercolour, watermark arms of Berne, black lead framing lines 230 x 197 mm.; a drawing of an African holding a spear, by the same hand, inscribed 'Een Negero van Angola:', and a copy after that by another 17th Century hand (3) NLG. 5,000- 7,000 K. A Tapuya Man; and A Tapuya Woman pen and grey ink, watercolour, (1) heightened with white, watermark arms of Berne 251 x 196 mm.; and watercolours of a Mestizo man and woman inscribed 'Een Moulaeto' and 'Een Moelaetinne' ( verso ), an African man and woman with child, all by the same hand and of similar size, and a copy after the second and drawings of a Tupinamba man and woman by another 17th Century hand (9) NLG. 15,000-20,000 L. Attributed to the Master of the Berlin Album (active 17th Century) Eleven East Indian Figures inscribed 'Twee Ternataenen','Een Tyoolinne', 'Een Malaeyer van Atchin','Een Moors Coopman','Een Caffrinne','Een Malayer.','Een Balijse Vrouw','Een Javaense Vrouw','Een Soloorees:-','Een Malabaerse Vrouwe:' and 'Een Iavaen:' black lead, pen and grey or black ink, watercolour, watermarks foolscap (6) or countermarks IR (5) 296 x 200 mm. and smaller (11) NLG. 6,000- 9,000 M. Dutch School, 17th Century : Seven watercolours of various inhabitants of continents: inscribed 'Van Benekaijs Geslaghten van S:Tomas als d'Indianen Seggen gants vervloekt', 'Canarijn Een Indianse Lantman Genamt Canarijn met vrou en Kinderen', 'Caffers Uyt Mocambycho', 'Abissijnen Uyt paep Jans Lant', 'Inhabytanten Omtrent.- Goa', 'Inwonders van Malabar