Sketch of a Seated Woman with a Book (?) in her Lap (Fragment)

Peter Paul Rubens (in circa 1628-1632)

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Jade asked

Are any possibility to know which ink was used for this drawing? Or even what ink Rubens used the most. Brown ink is general and I wonder if it is sepia, bistre,...
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen answered

Dear Jade, thank you for your question. Unfortunately we do not have a conclusive answer. The colour of the ink is brown, but it could have been black once. To be certain a chemical analysis of the ink should be made. There may have been written about Rubens' practice and the ink(s) he used, so you could do some research in the extensive literature about the artist. With kind regards, Els

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Title	Sketch of a Seated Woman with a Book (?) in her Lap (Fragment)
Material and technique	Pen and brown ink
Object type	Drawing > Two-dimensional object > Art object
Location	This object is in storage

Dimensions	Width 223 mm Height 92 mm
Artists	Draughtsman: Peter Paul Rubens
Accession number	MB 5112 verso (PK)
Credits	From the estate of F.J.O. Boijmans, 1847
Department	Drawings & Prints
Acquisition date	1847
Creation date	in circa 1628-1632
Collector	Collector / F.J.O. Boijmans
Object	Drawing > Two-dimensional object > Art object
Geographical origin	Southern Netherlands > The Netherlands > Western Europe > Europe

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Peter Paul Rubens

Siegen 1577 - Antwerpen 1640

The Antwerp painter Peter Paul Rubens was appointed court artist to the Duke of Mantua in Italy at a young age. In 1603 he travelled to Madrid, where he was...

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