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Old man drinking (Portrait of Adam van Noort)
Jordaens, Jacob
(Draughtsman)
History note: Ricketts and Shannon Collection
The Ricketts and Shannon Collection. Bequeathed by Charles Shannon, 1937
Height: 187 mm
Width: 136 mm
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Method of acquisition: Bequeathed
(1937)
by
Shannon, Charles Haslewood
Life-study, used by Jordaens for the figure of the King in 'The King drinks' of c.1638-39 in the Musee des Beaux-Arts, Brussels [No.664]
Whitening
Black chalk
Red chalk
Support composed of paper
Drawing (image-making) : Red and black chalk, heightened with white, on paper
Accession number: 2083
Primary reference Number: 4757
Stable URI
Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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Accession Number: P.2760-R
Accession Number: 2962
Accession Number: PD.469-1963
Accession Number: PD.29-1947
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