Here attributed to Studio of Adriaen van de Velde (Dutch, 1636-72)

A Man Holding A Small Whip

Red chalk with scattered touches throughout of white and black chalks, with some stumping, on brownish paper, laid down on cream paper with a thin strip of brown paper glued along the right vertical edge; upper right corner made up

11 5/8 x 7 1/8 inches (294 x 181 mm)

Inscriptions:
Recto
Collection stamp: lower right, stamped in black ink, P.H.
& lower left in faded black chalk, J.A.Watteau --
Verso
Lower left in pencil, A.Watteau,
& at lowest left in pencil, Hudson & Dora ---(?) Coln(Collection?)
& at top in pen and brown ink, No.252 (struck out in blue crayon)
& at middle in blue crayon, 9 (encircled in blue crayon) & in pencil an odd measurement

Provenance:
Christie's East (New York), Sale of Old Master Paintings, Drawings and Picture Frames, May 23, 2000, Lot # 61: as Dutch School, 17th century,
with (suggested) provenance/P. Huart (?) (L2084)

Consulting scholars: Pierre Rosenberg; Peter Schatborn; William W. Robinson

SOLD