Attributed to Reynier van der Laeck (1615/1620-1647/1648). Female nude seen from behind, red chalk with touches of black chalk on laid paper, collector's mark P.L. (Lugt 2092) towards lower right, and another later collector's mark WAD surmounted by a crown within double-rule border (Lugt 2602d) lower right corner, 20th century circular inkstamp to verso 'Douanes Exposition Paris', sheet size 17.2 x 16.2 cm (6.8 x 6.4 ins), inlaid to modern thin card, window-mounted, with pencil inscription by Michael Jaffe to card mount below the drawing identifying the collectors' marks, indicating possible attributions 'D. van der Lisse ? Abr. van Cuylenborch' and '(S. Slive) Backer or Flinck', and 'Hans Calmans 23rd July 1969 said "Rubens" ' (Qty: 1) Provenance: Sir Peter Lely (1618-1680), London (Lugt 2092); Prince Wladimir Nikolaevitch Argoutinsky-Dolgoroukoff (1875-1941), Paris (Lugt 2602d). Unidentified 20th century circular inkstamp 'Douanes - Exposition - Paris' to verso (not in Lugt). Collection of Michael Jaffé (1923 –1997), former director of the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, thence by descent. Offered Christie's London, 5 December 2019, Old Master Drawings Online, lot 7, with the present attribution.
Attributed to Reynier van der Laeck (1615/1620-1647/1648). Female nude seen from behind, red chalk with touches of black chalk on laid paper, collector's mark P.L. (Lugt 2092) towards lower right, and another later collector's mark WAD surmounted by a crown within double-rule border (Lugt 2602d) lower right corner, 20th century circular inkstamp to verso 'Douanes Exposition Paris', sheet size 17.2 x 16.2 cm (6.8 x 6.4 ins), inlaid to modern thin card, window-mounted, with pencil inscription by Michael Jaffe to card mount below the drawing identifying the collectors' marks, indicating possible attributions 'D. van der Lisse ? Abr. van Cuylenborch' and '(S. Slive) Backer or Flinck', and 'Hans Calmans 23rd July 1969 said "Rubens" ' (Qty: 1) Provenance: Sir Peter Lely (1618-1680), London (Lugt 2092); Prince Wladimir Nikolaevitch Argoutinsky-Dolgoroukoff (1875-1941), Paris (Lugt 2602d). Unidentified 20th century circular inkstamp 'Douanes - Exposition - Paris' to verso (not in Lugt). Collection of Michael Jaffé (1923 –1997), former director of the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, thence by descent. Offered Christie's London, 5 December 2019, Old Master Drawings Online, lot 7, with the present attribution.
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