Drost drew a view of Arnhem in the background and signed the
drawing ‘Ant. Drost fec[i]t’ lower centre. An annotation on the verso
translates as ‘A Linnet by Anthonie Drost’. The trunk must be of a
bonsai tree - or are we perhaps looking here at an extraordinary,
extinct variant of the species previously unknown to science, the
Giant Linnet (Carduelis gigantus)? In fact, it was Drost permitting
himself a little artistic licence.
Specifications
| Title | Linnet on a Tree Trunk, with a Distant View of Arnhem |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | Black chalk, watercolour and bodycolour |
| Object type |
Drawing
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
|
| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Width 254 mm Height 172 mm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Draughtsman:
Anthonie Drost
|
| Accession number | MvS 73 (PK) |
| Credits | From the estate of H.M. Montauban van Swijndregt, 1929 |
| Department | Drawings & Prints |
| Acquisition date | 1929 |
| Creation date | in circa 1790 |
| Collector | Collector / H.M. Montauban van Swijndregt |
| Material | |
| Object | |
| Geographical origin | The Netherlands > Western Europe > Europe |
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