Standing Boy
ca. 1650 - ca. 1655
Medium
reed pen and brown ink, with greyish brown wash, on paper toned with light brown wash
Dimensions
52; 94
About this artwork
hoogte 94 mm x breedte 52 mm
Art Historical Context
In the mid-17th century, Dutch artist Willem Drost created this intimate drawing of a young boy during the height of the Dutch Golden Age. At just 94 by 52 millimeters, the work’s tiny scale encourages close viewing and suggests it may have served as a quick figure study or personal exercise rather than a finished piece. Drost, active in Amsterdam and later Italy, was deeply influenced by Rembrandt’s circle, where such sketches helped artists explore human posture and expression with economy and sensitivity. Executed in reed pen and brown ink with greyish-brown washes on paper lightly toned w...
About the Artist
Willem Drost · 1633–1659
Dutch, late 17th or early 18th century