This drawing is part of a group of 508 drawings from the Koenigs Collection, which was sold in the fall of 1940 by D.G. van Beuningen to Dr. Hans Posse, Hitler's Sonderbeauftragter Linz. This transaction was in violation of Dutch laws and international agreements. See the publication by Albert J. Elen, Missing Old Master Drawings from the Franz Koenigs Collection claimed by the State of The Netherlands, Den Haag 1989
Portrait of John Poines (or Poyntz), Facing Right
Copy after: Hans Holbein (II) (in circa 1530-1543)
Specifications
| Title | Portrait of John Poines (or Poyntz), Facing Right |
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| Material and technique | Black and red chalk, brush and black ink, watercolour, on pink prepared paper |
| Object type |
Drawing
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
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| Artists |
Copy after:
Hans Holbein (II)
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| Accession number | D I 220 (PK) |
| Credits | Missing since World War II, see cat. Missing Old Master Drawings from the Franz Koenigs Collection claimed by the State of the Netherlands, The Hague 1989 |
| Department | Drawings & Prints (Pushkin claim) |
| Creation date | in circa 1530-1543 |
| Collector | Collector / Franz Koenigs |
| Object |
