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A Portrait of a Man

A Portrait of a Man

Jan de BrayWW-1650-123003
1650·Black and red chalk on ivory laid paper·16.5 × 12.7 cm (6 1/2 × 5 in.)

<p>Jan de Bray used finely pointed red and black chalk in alternation to describe the facial features of middle-aged residents of the city of Haarlem. He also captured the distinctive features of their clothing, such as buttons, pleats, seams, and the stiffly pressed lace of their elaborate collars.</p>

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Year
1650
Dimensions
16.5 × 12.7 cm (6 1/2 × 5 in.)

Artist

Jan de Bray
Jan de Bray

Painting

Jan de Bray was a Dutch Golden Age painter. He lived and worked in Haarlem until the age of 60, when he went bankrupt and moved to Amsterdam.

Haarlem, Netherlands

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Year
1650
Dimensions
16.5 × 12.7 cm (6 1/2 × 5 in.)
Watts ID
WW-1650-123003

Source

Source
aic
Status
verified

Artist

Jan de Bray

Jan de Bray

Painting

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